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

ISBN 10: 0809325322 / ISBN 13: 9780809325320

Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 2003

About this Item

2003. First Edition. paperback. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language Diversity in the Classroom: From Intention to Practice (Studies in Writing and Rhetoric)
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809325322
• ISBN 13: 9780809325320
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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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.

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).