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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
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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
Branch, Germaine J. – 1977
This paper expresses concern that teachers do not agree on when, where, and how to deal with the non-standard English of blacks and other minorities. Sections of the paper discuss a definition of Black English, some forms and patterns of Black English, the language development of black children, the black child and the school, implications for…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Hirabayashi, Mikio – 1974
This paper examines the factors which govern the use of infinitives and gerunds after verbs and uses American literature and periodicals since 1945 for examples of this usage. The analysis was undertaken in order to clarify this usage for those teaching or learning English as a second language. Studies yielded three general rules for the use of…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Context Clues, English Instruction, English (Second Language)