Teaching about Dialect Variations and Language in Secondary English Classrooms: Power, Prestige, and Prejudice

By Michelle D Devereaux and Michelle D. Devereaux

Book Overview

Standardized tests demand Standard English, but secondary students (grades 6-12) come to school speaking a variety of dialects and languages, thus creating a conflict between students' language of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041581846X
• ISBN13: 9780415818469
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"