NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 1,246 to 1,260 of 1,687 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schwartz, Judy Iris – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Reading, Black Dialects, Community Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Corson, Carolyn M. – English Journal, 1987
Includes annotated bibliographies of young adult books written in the 1980s by Black authors. Selections intended to interest Black teenagers represent both historical and contemporary realistic fiction. (NKA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Black Culture, Black Dialects
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bailey, Guy; Maynor, Natalie – Language in Society, 1987
A review of recent language research regarding the black English vernacular (BEV) considers new developments involving (1) the grammars of elderly and young speakers; (2) indications that BEV is not decreolizing but is actually diverging from white speech; and (3) the effect of contemporary developments on differences between black and white…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Children, Creoles
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Morrow, Daniel Hibbs – Research in the Teaching of English, 1985
Examines flaws in the literature of dialect interference, examines the seven correlates of Patrick Hartwell's print code hypothesis and finds them wanting or uninstructive, and sets forth suggestions for a more sophisticated study of this issue. (HOD)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language)
Sulentic, Margaret-Mary Martine – 1999
When educators lack the knowledge, understanding and acceptance of their students' language and culture, especially when it differs from their own, a huge mismatch can and often does occur between school and home. What happens to African American children who are raised speaking Black English but schooled in standard English? How do teachers help…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Students, Cultural Context
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Stewart, William A. – English Record, 1971
The text of an essay submitted to Western Electric in New York to accompany a disc recording entitled "The Dialect of the Black American," produced and recently released by their Community Relations Division. (JM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Culture Conflict, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Johnson, Fern L.; Buttny, Richard – Communication Monographs, 1982
Does not support the hypothesis that "sounding Black" predisposes White listeners to respond more negatively than "sounding White," regardless of content. Partially supports the hypothesis that "sounding Black" predisposes White listeners (1) to describe the speaker in stereotypic terms and (2) to respond negatively…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Stereotypes, College Students, Communication Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wofford, Jean – Journal of Black Studies, 1979
Some of the consequences of not incorporating Ebonics into educational programs for Black children are discussed. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Abron, JoNina M. – Black Scholar, 1997
Shares the perspectives of a black parent, herself a teacher at a school founded by the Black Panthers, whose daughter was educated in the public schools of Oakland (California) and Kalamazoo (Michigan) between 1986 and 1996. Many negative experiences, some centered around language, are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Experience
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Williams, Robert L. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1997
Discusses the controversy over the use of Ebonics in the Oakland (California) schools and presents two schools of thought about the origin of Ebonics, the pidgin/Creole and the African retention theories. Three research studies are described that support the use of Ebonics in the classroom as a bridge to standard English. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Black Dialects, Blacks, Code Switching (Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gray, Sylvia Sims; Nybell, Lynn M. – Child Welfare, 1990
Discusses an 18-month effort by Homes for Black Children and the Wayne County (Detroit) Department of Social Services to train child welfare workers concerning the extended kinship network of the African-American family; the role of African-American men in the family and child welfare; and African-American child rearing methods, language and…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Black Family, Blacks
Agerton, Emily P.; Moran, Michael J. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1995
Language samples were elicited from 17 African American preschoolers by 3 examiners; a white female using standard English and 2 African American females using either standard English or black English. Samples elicited by the African American examiners contained more different Black English features, with examiner usage of Black English eliciting…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics
McCall, Cecelia – Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1989
Argues that too little attention to the history of learning and literacy among African Americans has led to the perpetuation of distortions and misconceptions about their value in the Black community. Misunderstanding of Black children's educational problems is a consequence of ignoring historical evidence and the effects of caste membership. (AF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Dialects, Black History, Blacks
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rivers, Kenyatta O.; Rosa-Lugo, Linda I.; Hedrick, Dona L. – Negro Educational Review, The, 2004
The relationship between the frequency of African-American English (AAE) features used by African-American adolescent males (n = 16) and their performance on the seven clusters comprising the "Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery-Revised" (WLPB-R) was investigated. All participants were between the ages of 15 and 19 years who had a…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Norms, Nonstandard Dialects, Males
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sealey-Ruiz, Yolanda – Educational Forum, The, 2005
Despite American schools administrators' refusal to accept the language of African-American students and their overzealousness to frame language and literacy skills in terms of an "achievement gap," African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the language of African-American imagination and reality. This article discusses the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Black Dialects, Creative Writing, African American Culture
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  80  |  81  |  82  |  83  |  84  |  85  |  86  |  87  |  88  |  ...  |  113