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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"African American vernacular English"”.
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Inclusion of African American Vernacular English in the classroom
… exists citing the poor academic performance of African American children in this country (D'Angiulli, Siegel, & Maggi, 2004; Labov, 1971, 1995; Miranda, Webb, Brigman, & Peluso, 2007). A large amount of the research is specific to reading deficits identified with African American students. …
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Illinois Secondary Principals' Perceptions and Expectations Concerning Students Who Use African American Vernacular English in an Academic Setting
… of and expectations for students who use African American Vernacular English. Using the African American English Teacher Attitude Scale (AAETAS), the study seeks to describe the relationship between principals’ demographic characteristics and their perceptions of African American …
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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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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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Determined To Make A Difference: A Critical Autobiography Of An African American Male Principal In The Deep South
… the man and educational leader I am today. As an African American Male, raised and educated in rural East Texas, this research study allowed me to examine my life experiences as an African American youth, teacher-coach, principal, husband, father, and scholar-practitioner. In the autobiographical …
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Why Do They Talk That Way?: Teachers' Perceptions of the Language Young Students Bring into the Classroom
The language children bring to the classroom (home language) is often different from the language that is expected or accepted in schools. These language differences are often met with a variety of reactions from teachers. The purpose of this research is threefold: (a) to apply a narrative inquiry …
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A descriptive study of certain characteristics in which the language of a class of third grade Negro children differs from standard English
… in their speech community is a variety of English that differs from standard English or what may be called "school English." These children may experience great difficulties in speaking standard English. This problem is one of social class dialect rather than regional language variation. …
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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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African American English as a Predictor of Ethnic and Ethnolinguistic Identity in Adolescence
… support for the <em>Social identity theory of African American English</em> (Vietze & Glasco, 2022) and the meanings African American English (AAE) speakers assign to their dialect. The study was primarily based on Tajfel’s (1979) social identity theory that proposes individuals derive a sense …
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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, …
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Does It Really Matter?
… I overly sensitive to imperfections in written English because of my English language education? Am I being too picky? Does it really matter?” One of the requirements of one of my graduate-level rhetoric and composition seminar classes was to write “reading responses” to assigned readings, and …