SDTP Workshop Topics
Definition
Is AAE bad grammar just because it does not conform to the rules of Standard English?
Is AAE the failed attempt to speak Standard English?
What does it mean to say that AAE is systematic?
Is AAE slang that school-age children acquire from music and other elements of popular culture.
Linguistic Description
What patterns are associated with AAE?
- Sentence structure
- Sound patterns
- Meaning
- Vocabulary
How do they differ from patterns in Standard English?
Classroom Practice
What should be done about students’ use of dialectal patterns in the classroom?
What types of materials and instruction can be used to illustrate the differences between classroom or Standard English and AAE?
What does it mean to ‘correct’ students’ dialectal patterns?
Dialect and Literacy
What is the link between students’ use of dialectal patterns and achievement?
Are students’ reading and writing skills affected by their use of dialectal patterns?
What is the relationship between use of dialectal patterns and level of language development?
Is the use of dialectal patterns a barrier to classroom instruction?
Faculty
- Angela Rickford
- Lisa Green
- Terry Meier
- Toya Wyatt
- Anne Charity
- Renée Price
- Sonja Lanehart