Concetta A. Williams, Lydia Brown Magras

What I Learned and What I Learnt

Teaching English While Honoring Language and Culture at a Predominantly Black Institution

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Produktbeschreibung

Research and practical experiences suggest that African American students' achievement continues to be affected where they are likely to be taught by faculty who have limited experience with the nuances of African American Vernacular English. This book offers a resource for teaching speakers of AAVE at the post-secondary level.

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Produktdetails

• Critical Black Pedagogy in Education
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781475839388
• ISBN-10: 1475839383
• Artikelnr.: 53689878

Autorenporträt

Concetta A. Williams is an assistant professor of English at Chicago State University. Her research focuses on using literature to examine the experiences of urban youth, broadening the definition of literacy in an effort to better identify and understand perceptions of literate behavior in academic settings, and working with diverse student populations (first-year, first-generation).  Lydia Magras is an independent scholar whose research interests include Urban and Cultural Literacies, Spirituality and Literature, and Women's Literature. She has presented her research before the National Council of Black Studies, the Association for the Study of African American History and Life, and the Conference of Religion, Literature, and the Arts.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Abul Pitre Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Unpacking the History
of African American Vernacular English Chapter 2: Teacher Perceptions of
Their Students Who Speak African American Vernacular English Chapter 3:
Closing the Gap: Connecting Students and Partnering AAVE and Collegiate
Composition Chapter 4: Pedagogical Techniques for Teaching AAVE Speakers
Chapter 5: What We Learned and What We Learnt References Index About the
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