TY - CHAP
T1 - Keeping Creoles and Dialects Out of the Classroom
T2 - Is It Justified?
AU - Siegel, Jeff
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - • Critical examination of barring Creoles and dialects from the classroom. • Discussion of four categories of reasons for resisting vernacular use in the classroom: (1) beliefs about the nature of vernacular varieties, (2) misconceptions about the nature of educational programs using vernacular varieties, (3) concerns about the detrimental effects of using the vernacular in school, (4) scepticism about the value and practicality of alternative practices. • Analyses of instrumental, accommodation, and awareness programs related to teaching speakers of nonstandard dialects of English. • Reviews of studies on vernacular use. • Benefits of using vernacular varieties in the classroom.
AB - • Critical examination of barring Creoles and dialects from the classroom. • Discussion of four categories of reasons for resisting vernacular use in the classroom: (1) beliefs about the nature of vernacular varieties, (2) misconceptions about the nature of educational programs using vernacular varieties, (3) concerns about the detrimental effects of using the vernacular in school, (4) scepticism about the value and practicality of alternative practices. • Analyses of instrumental, accommodation, and awareness programs related to teaching speakers of nonstandard dialects of English. • Reviews of studies on vernacular use. • Benefits of using vernacular varieties in the classroom.
KW - Archaeology of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Levant
UR - http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an27665606
UR - http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wqDnL5_SNOwC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40
M3 - Chapter
SN - 080584659X
SN - 0805846581
T3 - ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
SP - 39
EP - 67
BT - Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education
A2 - J. Nero, Shondel
PB - Lawrence Erlbaum
CY - Mahwah, United States of America
ER -