AAVE Influence on life/Personal Experience I chose this topic to do more research to understand my own identity. As a college student writing an honors thesis and reading more literature, I think of SAE* and AAVE and how academic english task seem more difficult to me than it may be for an SAE* speaker. I picked this topic to learn more about how it can alter my academic success to learn if other Black people know what AAVE is and if they can identify how it alter their lives. Participants did see that AAVE changed their academic experience and had varying opinions of if it should be used in the classroom. Catherine, for instance, does not think SAE* should be considered the “proper” way to speak and that other language variants should be allowed in school as a way to …show more content…
Alexis, from a cultural standpoint, thought children should be allowed to articulate themselves in the way they are comfortable with and that there is no proper way to speak. Academically, Alexis thought that children should learn SAE* in a class in order for them to excel in higher education. She mentioned how AAVE speakers may get marked off on assignments if they were never taught how to use SAE*. Damaris also took a context stance and said that using SAE* is appropriate in some context and can be condescending in others. She said that children should learn SAE* in school because they will learn other dialects in their community. Kareem expressed that children should learn SAE* to be able to pronounce words correctly but that it is unfortunate for people with accents because they will have a harder time academically. Stephanie, the only non-AAVE speaker, also thinks that students should learn SAE* because it will put everyone at a more equal foundation so that they can flourish in higher education and work settings. All Interviews share the idea that people should be able to learn SAE* in school and be able to use
Lancaster’s class communicate in a variety of ways ranging from talking using body language and mouthing words to all out yelling across the room, this behavior is evident in all of her classes. Standard English is not always used in this class between students, but between Lancaster and her students she prefers to use Standard English to communicate, but if she is in the middle of conducting and cannot talk she will use hand gestures to communicate. Also, conducting is her form of talking to tell her students to get louder, quieter, hold out notes, or stop playing or singing all together. In her class, no ESL students are enrolled, while there may be bilingual students, all of her students speak fluent English. Evans as a school offers foreign language classes that all students must attend for at least two years, but no “bilingual” courses are
I also think that having teachers that speak AAVE can help as well. The reason for thinking this is that these teachers would be able to translate words into Standard English and also decipher what the students are saying. Contemporary thinking of AAVE must change. Lives are shattered before they even begin because of that thinking. Again I will discuss the difficulties of learning two languages at once without the necessary tools. These things make it troublesome for an AAVE speakers to learn in schools and forces a lot of children into special education because of misdiagnoses. I will discuss why AAVE speakers sound the ways they do when they try to speak Standard English. It is similar to why any other speaker of a different language sound different when speaking Standard English. I know that there are debate about the difference of language and dialect. I will tackle that debate as well. I also will counter argue many misconceptions, myths, and confusion when it comes to AAVE. I didn’t choose the other three I had because they would have been excruciatingly long. I do believe that they are important topics. I just don’t have enough time to really get deep into those
In the chapter “Bilingual and Bicultural Education for Deaf Children” learning English as a second language in schools was discussed and the criticism and benefits that come from it. I’m glad the Education Opportunity act talked about in this chapter includes the child developing a healthy identity and takes into account the psychological well-being of the child (295). There have been studies that suggest bilinguals have an advantage over monolinguals, and that they can analyze sentence structure better (297). It goes to show when given a fair chance, people can flourish. As mentioned in the previous chapter, the students were cognitively able, they just didn’t speak English. The idea of having a teacher who knows sign to teach deaf children English is amazing and I’m glad they tried to implement that in the classrooms. That was they
So many of our students are losing their cultural diversity because they do not speak
impact on the education of AAVE speaking children because they are more likely to be
not set up a “right or wrong” way for things to be done. Supporting the child’s home language (the child’s mother tongue),
The advantages of using AAVE by high school teachers interested in helping their students learn more about AAVE, its nature, and its history is that it enables teacher to teach students about different dialects in linguistic. AAVE is a dialect of English language, and it is entirely rule bound, with very clear grammar which can be used in classroom setting to educate students about linguistic. Also, teachers can use AAVE to teach students about the origin of different languages and the reasons behind emergence of different societal languages, such as the ability to communicate confidential information among members of a particular societal group while keeping the information or message difficult to understand by nonmembers (Tretina, 2012). The minuses of using AAVE in classroom setting is that it might influence adoption of an informal language by students by shifting from the use of proper, official and universal language to
As an educator I would be concern that a student speaks in simple langue given that
Like any other language, English has a multitude of assorted dialects, some so different from the "Standard English" commonly spoken in American schools, that it creates conflicts between groups and a rift between the academic achievements of white students, and those students of color. African American students grew up at home speaking a form of English known as Black English. this language, which has a direct link to their cultural identity, is how the children best know how to communicate and therefore should be the manner in which these students are formally tested in reading and writing comprehension, while still learning the standard dialect (Delpit). Both Geneva Smitherman and Lisa Delpit stress the necessity for teachers to be educated in Black language and to hold a positive regard for the language and their students who speak it. The inclusion of other dialect into the curriculum demonstrates to the students that the teachers are taking the inclusion of diverse ethnic groups into the curriculum seriously. As of right now, teachers do not have this positive attitude toward black language, nor do they have it for their students who speak it. They inaccurately evaluate their students on their ability to read and write in Standard English, completely disregarding the fact competence should be measured by the child's ability to read and write in their dominant dialect, rather than in a language that is not natural to them (Delpit.) The sooner this belief is implemented in schools the sooner the achievement gap between white students and students of color can be
Why is money the number one thing most people strive for? Why can’t they strive for something more satisfying? For example-love, honor, respect, etc. Macklemore was born Ben Haggerty on June 19, 1983. Teaming up with Ryan Lewis, he became famous after releasing their debut album, The Heist, including the singles “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us,” which sold millions of copies (http://www.biography.com/people/macklemore-21277565#synopsis).
All children require a combination of specific nutrients in order to grow strong bodies that will resist disease. Children require a balanced diet to ensure that they receive a complete supply of these nutritional elements on an ongoing basis to maintain overall good health. While protein is crucial for muscle development, the following are a sampling of the different vitamins and minerals also are necessary for optimum health for kids.
Allowing students to speak dialects they chose when communicating with peers is acceptable outside of the classroom and in informal class discussions because there are no requirements that are necessary to reach within casual communication. If people were not able to speak the dialect they prefer, we would be rejecting them of their own lifestyles because we would not be allowing the freedom which the United States promises.
Most people have impacted my life, but one person particularly has impacted my life greatly. My granddad was the person that has impacted my life ever since I was born. Even though my grandpa has been dead for 10 years going on 11 he still impacts my life daily. Since we had a close relationship I always knew when he is around even though he is gone. He would have inspired me in ways that most people never didn’t. I miss him plenty, but luckily his spirit is still with us no matter what happens.
"If you find something really great, don't screw it up, don't mess it up, but hang onto it. You never know how and when it ends." This quote of Stana Katic's is so simple and so clear that the deeper meaning slips by people. I; however, have spent so long contemplating its meaning and how it applies to my life.
The three things that have made the biggest impact on and have influenced my life that shaped me into the person I am today are family background, experiences from my school year, and religious beliefs. Our culture provides a lens through which we view the world and interpret our everyday experiences. In order to know who I am today, I must look at who you’ve been. Many educators around the country are interested in developing a multicultural approach in their teaching. They find themselves in classrooms with 25 children of varying racial and cultural backgrounds, and are looking for ways to connect what they do in the classroom to the cultures represented by their students. Before we can begin to understand others, however, we need to understand ourselves and what we bring to our interactions with others.