· 2013· Book chapter
The Skin That We Speak : Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom
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Short summary
This collection of essays explores the complex interplay between language, culture, and education, particularly for African American students, highlighting issues of power, assessment, and teacher-student communication in the classroom.
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Key points
- The book addresses the relationship between language, culture, and educational outcomes for African American students.
- It includes essays on Ebonics, trilingualism, and sociolinguistic concepts.
- Key themes include language assessment, power dynamics in the classroom, and teacher-student communication.
- The collection features contributions from prominent scholars in linguistics and education.
- It includes a resolution from the Linguistic Society of America on the Oakland ebonics issue.
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Abstract
Ovuh Dyuh / Joanne Kilgour Dowdy -- Ebonics : a case history / Ernie Smith -- No kinda sense / Lisa Delpit -- Trilingualism / Judith Baker -- Some basic sociolinguistic concepts / Michael Stubbs -- Language, culture, and the assessment of African American children / Asa G. Hilliard III -- I ain't writin' nuttin' : permissions to fail and demands to succeed in urban classrooms / Gloria J. Ladson-Billings -- ...as soon as she opened her mouth! : issues of language, literacy, and power / Victoria Purcell-Gates -- Topsy-turvies : teacher talk and student talk / Herbert Kohl -- Toward a national public policy on language / Geneva Smitherman -- The clash of common senses : two African American women become teachers / Shuaib Meacham -- We don't talk right. You ask him. / Joan Wynne -- Appendix : Linguistic Society of America resolution on the Oakland ebonics issue.
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Field: Linguistics and Language
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