Recounting a successful means of introducing other Englishes, the author encourages understanding and acceptance of devalued Englishes among mainstream-English-speaking students.

Being up front with students about Standard English as "the language of power" allows them to learn valuable lessons about Standard and non-Standard English dialects. In this article, the author describes an eighth-grade language unit that helps students understand the value of dialects and standardized English. The author concludes that the…

Secondary English teachers are charged with helping all students to read, write, and understand English in its many forms and functions. However, students' language can be as diverse as the literature teachers bring to the classroom. Not all students come to the classroom with the skills to write standardized English; even fewer students come with…

Involving students in an active study of dialect differences will enhance their own self awareness and their knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity. (JH)

Explores the general features and some unique usages of West African English, Caribbean English, and Indian English. (EL)

Developing language habits in students leads to discussion of their self esteem as well as to the values of the dominant society. (JH)

Updates an earlier article by suggesting new ERIC resources of practical classroom use to teachers of speakers of nonstandard dialects. (DD)

Defines "Slurish" as the dialect which results from North American English-speakers'"tendency to eliminate less emphatic syllables and run together the sounds which are left, frequently omitting consonants"; includes a brief glossary of such terms. (Author/SW)

Argues that studies of another culture (e.g., Appalachian culture) to foster understanding must also include an exploration of the origins of customary behavior, specifically language patterns. Contends that to avoid stereotypic preconceptions of Appalachian ignorance, or illiteracy, students should know that English has always undergone dialect…

Describes efficient spelling instruction as that which makes maximum use of the fact that part of our competence as speakers of English is our knowledge of underlying phonological forms." (Author/SW)

Describes techniques for using citizens band radio to study language, communication, and culture in the high-school English classroom. (DD)

Describes several successful lessons that provide students with new awareness of the English language. Includes lessons focusing on language change, onomatopoeia, slang, word origin, dialect, and language functions. (MM)

Presents humanistic behavioral objectives for teaching about semantics, grammar, dialects, lexicography, body language, foreign languages, and the history of English. (DD)