Special issue on French dialects. (RL)

Special issue on Black Dialect: Historical and Descriptive Issues'' edited by William A. Stewart. (RS)

The author discusses necessary changes in programs intended to teach standard English to nonstandard dialect speakers. The courses discussed are offered on the college level as a required course. The author feels that these requirements represent a stigma which must be eliminated. (MS)

A major conclusion of this Texas Education Agency sponsored project was that cultural as well as linguistic relativity must be part of the teacher's basic approach if he is to effectively reach those who differ in language or culture. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American…

The teacher should respect the language the child bringsto school and realize that all languages have social and regional dialects. Bidialectal and bilingual education should begin at the ages of two and three. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (AMM)

Examines certain surface differences between Black English and Standard English and concludes that, with some minor exceptions, the underlying correspondences are identical. (FB)

Examines stereotypes of both race and language as to the bases upon which they rest in popular thinking and in classical anthropology and linguistics. Suggests a need for fresh models to accommodate a dynamic relationship between social stereotypes and ethnic and linguistic focusing. (EKN)

Programs for improving the standard English writing competencies of Black dialect speakers must employ the same methods and attitudes used in teaching Whites if such programs are intended to prepare students to be linguistically competent in society. (Author/MJL)

Reviews research on instructional techniques recognizing the different learning styles, languages, dialects, or cultures of minority students. Concludes that special educational programs for students of other cultures may have both positive and negative outcomes. (JM)

A brief reveiw of recent literature in France on bilingualism, or more properly, diglossia. In the context of a bi- or pluri-linguistic situation, dialectology, linguistic distribution of both speakers and systems, official and regional languages, and the problem of belonging to a linguistic community and ethnic identification are discussed. (AMH)

Major controversies which have arisen from linguists' research into Black English and implications of this research for education of dialect-speaking students are discussed. (JD)

Adult Basic Education instructors need to be introduced to the Black dialect to dispel misconceptions about the abilities of Black English speakers and to develop activities to help Black students in becoming bidialectal. (SK)