Expanded version of an address presented at a conference in Regensburg and at the Universities of Erlangen and Marburg. (WB)

Explains the need for a well structured unit on dialectology in high school English classes; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers on English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (SW)

Considers variations in linguistic forms, dialects, phonology, vocabulary, and grammar as they relate to spoken and written language, and discusses implications of linguistics for the teaching of reading. (MD)

An address given before the British Columbia Association of Teaching English as an Alternate Language (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, May 3, 1969). (RD)

Discusses current research in child language to help teachers understand how young children acquire language skills. (DR)

Based on a longer report with the same title, given at the Lincolnland Conference on Dialectology, Eastern Illinois University, March 1970. (RJ)

Immigrant children from the Caribbean are disadvantaged in American urban schools because they have to adjust to new situations; do not possess complex vocabularies; are not readily understood and have difficulty understanding others; come from academically deficient home backgrounds; and must balance conflicting home and school cultures.…

Presents research findings that demonstrate that Black English does not interfere with Black children's reading performance in standard English. Outlines the limitations of studies reviewed and raises questions for further research. (MJL)

Reports on a study of the relationship of English phonological variation to intelligibility for adult second language learners of English. Indicates that learners tested on their ability to understand working-class (New Yorkese), educated (Standard English), and Foreign-accented speakers of English found the standard more intelligible than the…