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ERIC Number: EJ416323
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Teaching Users of Diverse Dialects: Practical Approaches.
Anderson, Edward
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v17 n3 p172-77 Oct 1990
Explores the difficulties of teaching students who speak diverse English dialects. Identifies the importance of Standard American English in college and the workplace. Notes that, as dialects reflect people's cultures, teachers and the community must respect the value of diverse dialects. Provides teaching strategies, classroom activities, and evaluation methods for motivating students to acquire Standard English. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Attitudes, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Minority Groups, Nonstandard Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Sensitivity; English as a Second Dialect