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Joyner, Karl – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2018
In this paper, the author argues that the theoretical groundings of code-switching are flawed, in that they rely on a flawed understanding of language. For code-switching to function as described by sociologists and educators, language would have to be a skill--and particular languages and dialects to be discrete subsets of this skill--to be…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Educational Philosophy, Language Styles, Classroom Communication
Silva, Tony – Online Submission, 2021
Via an account of the genesis, development, and enactment of a seminar in translingual writing, this paper represents an attempt to indicate the extensive amount and interdisciplinary nature of the knowledge that one needs to be familiar with in order to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the phenomenon as well as to provide a resource…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Students, Writing Instruction, Seminars
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Kerfoot, Caroline; Simon-Vandenbergen, Anne-Marie – Language and Education, 2015
This article is the guest editors' introduction to the special issue "Language in Epistemic Access: Mobilising Multilingualism and Literacy Development for More Equitable Education in South Africa". The issue offers complementary perspectives on improving epistemic access for all learners but especially those whose home language does not…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Multilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Teaching Methods
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Keim, Inken – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2009
This paper begins by looking at responses to Bernstein in Germany in the 1970s that criticized his notions of class difference in sociolinguistic codes. As part of a re-examination of Bernstein's ideas, the paper goes on to look at the current communicative situation in German education where urban schools have many second-generation immigrant…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Peer Groups, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
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Sarkar, Mela; Winer, Lise – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2006
Quebec rap lyrics stand out on the world Hip-Hop scene by virtue of the ease and rapidity with which performers in this multilingual, multiethnic youth community codeswitch, frequently among three or more languages or language varieties (usually over a French and/or English base) in the same song. We construct a framework for understanding…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Poetry
Baker, Opal Ruth – 1980
Research on Spanish/English code switching is reviewed and the definitions and categories set up by the investigators are examined. Their methods of locating, limiting, and classifying true code switches, and the terms used and results obtained, are compared. It is found that in these studies, conversational (intra-discourse) code switching is…
Descriptors: Classification, Code Switching (Language), English, Hispanic Americans
Riley, Kathryn – Technical Writing Teacher, 1988
Suggests that speech act theory can help researchers and teachers in professional communication to define indirectness more precisely and to determine when it is appropriate and can provide them with a means of analyzing texts and refining rhetorical principles. (ARH)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Business English, Code Switching (Language), Communication Research
Marsh, David – 1987
The speaking ability of 40 Finnish college students of English as a Second Language was assessed in tests of interactional and transactional language function. In the interactional test, the learner introduced a topic of his choice and attempted to converse with two native speakers of English. In the transactional test, the learner watched a video…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Code Switching (Language), College Students, English (Second Language)
Dandy, Evelyn Baker – 1988
Because an instructor's attitude toward students' language is a crucial factor in determining whether students will be active participants in the educational process, it is important for teachers to be aware of dialect differences. Labelled by many as "nonstandard," Black English is a dialect derived from Gullah, a creole based on…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Black Dialects, Black Stereotypes, Code Switching (Language)