Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric) - Softcover

 
9780809325320: Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0809325322 ISBN 13: 9780809325320
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Most American students are expected to master standardized American English if they wish to succeed. This volume seeks to realign these conceptions through a series of provocative essays that explore enacted beliefs in the integrity of the many languages of the classroom and community.

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About the Author

Geneva Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor and director of the African American Language and Literacy Program at Michigan State University. She is the author of six books, including Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America, and the editor or coeditor of eight other books on African American studies and education.

Victor Villanueva, a professor and chair of the English department at Washington State University, is the winner of two national awards on research and scholarship for his book Bookstraps: From an American Academic of Color. He is a former chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).

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Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0809325322
ISBN 13 
9780809325320
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176
Editor
Smitherman Geneva, Brooke Robert