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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TEACHING OF STANDARD ENGLISH AS A SECOND DIALECT TO SPEAKERS OF BLACK ENGLISH IN COLLEGE

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1979
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A review of recent linguistic literature reveals many problems which speakers of black English encounter in school. The problems of learning standard English as a second dialect are examined in terms of linguistic differences between two dialects and, even more importantly, sociolinguistic differences between two cultures. The approach of teaching English as a second dialect in college is compared to teaching freshman English by "traditional" methods and to teaching English as a second language. As an aid to teachers of standard English as a second dialect, one such course is described and evaluated in terms of the students, the texts, and the teaching methods. The textbook used Keys to American English, teaches written forms of standard English by contrastive analysis methods. In conclusion, the results of tests are explained, similar courses are discussed, and recommendations for conducting such courses are made.
Title: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE TEACHING OF STANDARD ENGLISH AS A SECOND DIALECT TO SPEAKERS OF BLACK ENGLISH IN COLLEGE.
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Name(s): RICHERT, CAROL M.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Trammell, Robert L., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1979
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 123 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: A review of recent linguistic literature reveals many problems which speakers of black English encounter in school. The problems of learning standard English as a second dialect are examined in terms of linguistic differences between two dialects and, even more importantly, sociolinguistic differences between two cultures. The approach of teaching English as a second dialect in college is compared to teaching freshman English by "traditional" methods and to teaching English as a second language. As an aid to teachers of standard English as a second dialect, one such course is described and evaluated in terms of the students, the texts, and the teaching methods. The textbook used Keys to American English, teaches written forms of standard English by contrastive analysis methods. In conclusion, the results of tests are explained, similar courses are discussed, and recommendations for conducting such courses are made.
Identifier: 13994 (digitool), FADT13994 (IID), fau:10816 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1979.
Subject(s): English language--Study and teaching--African American students
Black English
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