Other people's English: code-meshing, code-switching, and African American literacy
This book presents an empirically grounded argument for a new approach of teaching writing to diverse students in the English language arts classroom. Responding to advocates of the "code-switching" approach, four uniquely qualified authors make a case for "code-meshing"--Allowing students to use standard English, African American English, and other Englishes in formal academic writing and classroom discussions. This practical resource translates theory into a concrete road map for pre- and in-…
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- Full title :Other people's English : code-meshing, code-switching, and African American literacy / Vershawn Ashanti Young, Rusty Barrett, Y'Shanda Young-Rivera, Kim Brian Lovejoy.
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This book presents an empirically grounded argument for a new approach of teaching writing to diverse students in the English language arts classroom. Responding to advocates of the "code-switching" approach, four uniquely qualified authors make a case for "code-meshing"--Allowing students to use standard English, African American English, and other Englishes in formal academic writing and classroom discussions. This practical resource translates theory into a concrete road map for pre- and in-service teachers who wish to use code-meshing in the classroom to extend students' abilities as writers and thinkers and to foster inclusiveness and creativity. This text provides activities and examples from middle and high schools as well as college and addresses the question of how to advocate for code-meshing with skeptical administrators, parents, and students. -- [From the back cover.]
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- Publication Date:2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Teachers College Press/Teachers College/Columbia University
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 176 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780807772539, 0807772534, 0807772534
- oclc:ocn897467383
- LC Classification:P115.3
- Dewey Decimal:428.0071
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