Descriptor
Source
Author
| Linn, Michael D. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textLinn, Michael D. – 1975
Research indicates that most blacks shift between a variety of social registers to produce inherent variability in the features of their speech, which in turn causes problems for college composition instruction. Writing teachers must avoid holding a stereotypic view of black speech, be sensitive to the varying social registers of black speech, and…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques
