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Black Linguistics

Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas

By: Arnetha Ball,Sinfree Makoni,Geneva Smitherman,Arthur K. Spears,Foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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Black Linguistics

Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas

By: Arnetha Ball,Sinfree Makoni,Geneva Smitherman,Arthur K. Spears,Foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences. The majority of Black language researchers explore the social and linguistic phenomena of individual Black communities, without looking at Black experiences outside a given community. This groundbreaking collection re-orders the elitist and colonial elements of language studies by drawing together the multiple perspectives of Black language researchers. In doing so, the book recognises and formalises the existence of a "Black Linguistic Perspective" highlights the contributions of Black language researchers in the field. Written exclusively by Black scholars on behalf of, and in collaboration with local communities, the book looks at the commonalities and differences among Black speech communities in Africa and the Diaspora. Topics include: * the OJ Simpson trial * language issues in Southern Africa and Francophone West Africa * the language of Hip Hop * the language of the Rastafaria in Jamaica With a foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the linguistic implications of colonization.

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Routledge

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1134507259

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9781134507252

African American Literacies Unleashed

Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom

By: Arnetha F. Ball,Ted Lardner

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African American Literacies Unleashed

Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom

By: Arnetha F. Ball,Ted Lardner

This pioneering study of African American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that plagues linguistically diverse students. African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom approaches the issue of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in terms of teacher knowledge and prevailing attitudes, and it attempts to change current pedagogical approaches with a highly readable combination of traditional academic discourse and personal narratives. Realizing that composition is a particular form of social practice that validates some students and excludes others, Arnetha Ball and Ted Lardner acknowledge that many African American students come to writing and composition classrooms with talents that are not appreciated. To empower and inform practitioners, administrators, teacher educators, and researchers, Ball and Lardner provide knowledge and strategies that will help unleash the potential of African American students and help them imagine new possibilities for their successes as writers. African American Literacies Unleashed asserts that necessary changes in theory and practice can be addressed by refocusing attention from teachers’ knowledge deficits to the processes through which teachers engage information relevant to culturally informed pedagogy. Providing strategies for unlearning racism in the classroom and changing the status quo, this volume stresses the development and maintenance of a real sense of teaching efficacy—teachers’ beliefs in their abilities to connect with and work effectively with all students—and reflective optimism—teachers’ informed expectations that all students have the potential to succeed.

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SIU Press

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0809326604

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9780809326600

Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Carriers of the Torch in the United States and South Africa

By: Arnetha F. Ball

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Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Carriers of the Torch in the United States and South Africa

By: Arnetha F. Ball

This book describes a different approach to teacher education designed to create "carriers of the torch"--teachers who have a sense of efficacy and the attitudes, dispositions, and skills necessary to teach students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Through her examination of teacher change and teacher education in two countries--the United States and South Africa--the author proposes new ways to prepare teachers for a rapidly changing global society.

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Teachers College Press

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080774669X

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Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Carriers of the Torch in the United States and South Africa

By: Arnetha F. Ball

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Carriers of the Torch in the United States and South Africa

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Black Linguistics

Black Linguistics

African American Literacies Unleashed

African American Literacies Unleashed

Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change

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