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Baker-Bell, April – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2020
This essay asserts the importance for English/Language Arts educators to become conversant with the features of Black Language and the cultural and historical foundations of this speech genre as a rule-bound, grammatically consistent pattern of speech. These features go beyond grammar to include such conventions as a reliance on storytelling as a…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Black Dialects, Language Patterns, Grammar
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Behrens, Susan J.; Chirinos, Yoshivel; Spencer, Marisa; Spradley, Sonya – NADE Digest, 2016
Utilizing the framework of educational linguistics, we investigate ways to foster greater awareness of, and facility with, academic English for educators and students across disciplines by maximizing the popularity of language-related software packages, applications and websites, those already commonly found in and out of the classroom. Our work…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Software, Metalinguistics, Web Sites
Lems, Kristin – English Teaching Forum, 2013
Students feel more comfortable in a new language when they understand its jokes. And when the jokes are puns, they build metalinguistic awareness. This article describes four categories of English puns--soundalike puns, lookalike puns, close-sounding puns, and texting puns--and suggests how they can be incorporated into English language…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, Language Arts, Phonology
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Fan, May – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
Collocation is an aspect of language generally considered arbitrary by nature and problematic to L2 learners who need collocational competence for effective communication. This study attempts, from the perspective of L2 learners, to have a deeper understanding of collocational use and some of the problems involved, by adopting a task based…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Lederer, Richard – English Journal, 1981
Explains how puns work and how they are formed. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Humor, Language Patterns, Language Usage
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Pooley, Robert C. – Clearing House, 1995
Reprints an article originally published in 1932. Discusses the development of S. Leonard's book "Current English Usage." Suggests that the monograph stands as a symbol of a spirit and attitude in the teaching of English which will have far-reaching influence in determining the course of study and content of English instruction in the future. (RS)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Language Patterns, Language Standardization
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Robinson, Phil C.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
Students speaking Black English should not be singled out or isolated. Their dialect, like that of others whose English is accented, can contribute to the cultural richness of American classrooms at the same time that the schools are teaching these students to read and write standard English. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Court Litigation, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
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Kellogg, E. W., III – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1992
Provides an overview and critique by a well-known proponent of E-Prime (a form of English that eliminates all forms of the verb "to be") of the articles included in this special issue. Advocates more widespread use of the E-Prime form, especially in English classes. (HB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
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Sen, Ann L. – English Journal, 1979
Traces the history of the speech of New Yorkers, compares the speech of New Yorkers with the speech of those living elsewhere in America, and discusses the low prestige of New York City pronunciation. (DD)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English Instruction, Language Patterns, Pronunciation
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French, James D. – ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 1993
Argues that "E-Prime" (a form of English that eliminates all forms of the verb "to be") should not be woven directly into the fabric of today's system of English education. Reacts to arguments for E-Prime as espoused by David Bourland and states a case against E-Prime. (HB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
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Collins, James L.; Seidman, Earl – English Education, 1980
The major implication of work in investigating language and schooling is that teachers need to be more aware of the ways language is used in their classrooms. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, English Instruction, Language Patterns
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English Journal, 1989
Presents several high school teachers' suggestions on how to encourage variety in students' sentence patterns. (MM)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Patterns, Secondary Education, Sentence Combining
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Thompson, Mertel – Caribbean Journal of Education, 1984
Literacy education in Jamaica lacks an officially accepted policy and methodology for teaching creole speakers. This has led to a low literacy level across the population. The distinctive features of Jamaican Creole are highlighted in this article in order to give theoretical and pedagogical insights to literacy teachers. (VM)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Creoles, Elementary Education, English Instruction
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Kissack, Gardner – English Journal, 1985
Offers an appreciation of the work of Ring Lardner, and especially of his humorous use of the vernacular. Laments that so much of Lardner's writing is no longer in print. (RBW)
Descriptors: Authors, English Instruction, Language Patterns, Literary Devices
Locke, Margaret – Use of English, 1983
Describes the use of teaching approaches of English for special purposes (particularly recognition and rhetorical devices) for teaching reading and writing to native speakers. (HOD)
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Patterns
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