Language Diversity in the Classroom : From Intention to Practice

Smitherman, Geneva (EDT); Villanueva, Victor (EDT); Canagarajah, Suresh (FRW)

ISBN 10: 0809325322 / ISBN 13: 9780809325320

Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press, 2003

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1621464-n

Inhaltsangabe:

Most American students are expected to master standardized American English if they wish to succeed. This volume seeks to realign these conceptions through a series of provocative essays that explore enacted beliefs in the integrity of the many languages of the classroom and community.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor and director of the African American Language and Literacy Program at Michigan State University. She is the author of six books, including Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America, and the editor or coeditor of eight other books on African American studies and education.

Victor Villanueva, a professor and chair of the English department at Washington State University, is the winner of two national awards on research and scholarship for his book Bookstraps: From an American Academic of Color. He is a former chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Language Diversity in the Classroom : From ...
Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New