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Peer reviewedPandey, Anita – World Englishes, 2000
Draws attention to the validity of the Oakland School Board's resolution on Ebonics and to the value of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)-based approaches to teaching standard American English to speakers of other dialects. Demonstrates validity of comparisons made between monodialectal speakers of African-American language/Ebonics and ESL…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Peer reviewedBall, Arnetha F. – Linguistics and Education, 1995
Reports on a two-part study of second-grade African American students' uses of various forms of the /-s/ suffix, replicating J. Torrey's 1972 study on the correlation of language and educational achievement. Findings suggest the need to reflect diversity and flexibility in design and implementation of assessment and instruction materials and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Child Language, Comparative Analysis
