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Linn, Michael D. – 1973
Teachers of culturally different students should not ridicule or verbally abuse their students, but should try to show them how the characteristics of formal English differ from urban Black English. They must be able to explain the appropriateness of standard English usage in certain situations, while they still maintain respect for the students'…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Cultural Influences, English Instruction, Language Classification
Shuy, Roger W. – 1969
In this paper the author provides a brief overview of some of the ways in which recent sociolinguistic research is contributing to our knowledge of language teaching. The focus is on the American urban situation, especially as it relates to poor black children. One of the greatest deterrents to describing such situation has been our lack of tools…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, English Education