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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"African American Vernacular English (AAVE)"”.
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Non-cognitive factors in second language acquisition and language variety: a single case study of a Saudi male English for academic purposes student in the United States
… learner, Abdul, acquired a particular variety of American English-in this case African American Vernacular English (AAVE) (Perryman-Clark, 2013). Non-cognitive factors are examined, and Stephen Krashen's Monitor Theory is suggested as a possible lens through which teachers could examine learners' …
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A test of the effects of linguistic stereotypes in children's animated film: A language attitude study.
… films influence childrens' opinions of accented-English. Two hundred and eighteen 3rd through 5th graders participated in a web-based survey. They listened to speakers with various accents: Mainstream US English (MUSE), African American Vernacular English (AAVE), French, British, and Arabic. …
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Present tense marking as a synopsis of Southern American English: Plural verbal -s and zero 3rd singular.
… is guilty") in data from two sources on Southern English: The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS) and The Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States (LAMSAS). The research questions that underlie this study consider (1) the demographic association of plural verbal -s and zero …
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It's how they be talking : a qualitative case study about the pedagogical strategies used in the classrooms of African American Vernacular English-speaking students.
Many educators do not clearly understand African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Because of this, they often lack knowledge on how to connect linguistically with students who speak AAVE to promote a sense of belonging and academic growth (Harris & Schroeder, 2013; Mallinson & Hudley, 2011). …
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Improving spelling ability among speakers of African American vernacular English: an intervention based on phonological, morphological, and orthographic principles
… United States, the standard language is Academic English (AE). African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is considered a deviation from AE, with its own sound system. AAVE is the most widely used form of dialect in the United States. Many students who speak AAVE may have difficulties in producing …
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Teachers' attitudes toward African American vernacular English : influence of contact with linguistics on ambivalent attitudes
This thesis studies the relationship between American teachers’ attitudes toward African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and the intensity of their contact with linguistics. Several studies have found negative attitudes toward this variety, including attitudes of teachers. Negative attitudes …
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Making youth matter: Exclusion and its impact on the school lives of African-American students
… in schools impact the lives of low-income African-American students. The study focused on the perspectives of youth attending both middle and high schools in Michigan, and investigated how students who have experienced forms of exclusion in their K–12 schooling viewed their educational …
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An explanatory sequential mixed methods study : solving mathematics word problems among African American students.
… the impact of mathematics word problems among African American students in the seventh grade. This study applied a culturally relevant education (CRE) lens to examine how students solve mathematics word problems. Ladson-Billings (1997) and Gay (2018) established the foundational work of CRE, …