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ERIC Number: EJ435599
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Ain't We Never Gonna Study No Grammar?
Simmons, Eileen A.
English Journal, v80 n8 p48-51 Dec 1991
Describes the dilemmas involved with teaching Standard American English (SAE) while still accepting and not judging nonstandard dialects. Relates how the teacher used "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw to show students why they needed to learn SAE. (PRA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Styles, Nonstandard Dialects, Secondary Education, Standard Spoken Usage, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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