African American literacies unleashed : vernacular English and the composition classroom

African Americans Black English English language
Southern Illinois University Press
2005
EISBN 9780809388240
How we got here.
Knowledge that needs to be gained : knowledge is important, but knowledge is not enough.
Reflecting on the pedagogies of others : community-based organizations as models.
Developing self-efficacy and reflective optimism : the process of moving beyond internalization.
Playin' the dozens : principles and practices for crafting classrooms that unleash students' literate possibilities.
Where we go from here : implications for writing program administrators, teacher educators, and researchers.
This pioneering study of African American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that plagues linguistically diverse students. African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom approaches the issue of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in terms of teacher knowledge and prevailing attitudes, and it attempts to change current pedagogical approaches with a highly readable combination of traditional academic discourse and personal narratives. Realizing that composition is a particular for.
Knowledge that needs to be gained : knowledge is important, but knowledge is not enough.
Reflecting on the pedagogies of others : community-based organizations as models.
Developing self-efficacy and reflective optimism : the process of moving beyond internalization.
Playin' the dozens : principles and practices for crafting classrooms that unleash students' literate possibilities.
Where we go from here : implications for writing program administrators, teacher educators, and researchers.
This pioneering study of African American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that plagues linguistically diverse students. African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom approaches the issue of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in terms of teacher knowledge and prevailing attitudes, and it attempts to change current pedagogical approaches with a highly readable combination of traditional academic discourse and personal narratives. Realizing that composition is a particular for.
