Code-Switching: Teaching Standard English in Urban Classrooms

by Rebecca S. Wheeler and Rachel Swords

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Wheeler and Swords show K-6 teachers how to use code-switching and contrastive analysis to help students use prior knowledge to translate vernacular English into Standard English.

When African American students write or say "Mama jeep is out of gas" or "The Earth revolve around the sun," many teachers--labeling this usage poor English or bad grammar--assume that their students have problems with possession or don't know how to make subjects...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814107028

ISBN13:9780814107027

Release Date:April 2006

Publisher:National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte

Length:197 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"

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