| Description |
xxvi, 229 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in the United States by The New Press, New York, 2002"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226). |
| Contents |
Ovuh Dyuh / Joanne Kilgour Dowdy -- Ebonics : a case history / Ernie Smith -- No kinda sense / Lisa Delpit -- Trilingualism / Judith Baker -- Some basic sociolinguistic concepts / Michael Stubbs -- Language, culture, and the assessment of African American children / Asa G. Hilliard III -- I ain't writin' nuttin' : permissions to fail and demands to succeed in urban classrooms / Gloria J. Ladson-Billings -- " ... as soon as she opened her mouth!" : issues of language, literacy, and power / Victoria Purcell-Gates -- Topsy-turvies : teacher talk and student talk / Herbert Kohl -- Toward a national public policy on language / Geneva Smitherman -- The clash of "common senses" : two African American women become teachers / Shuaib Meacham -- "We don't talk right. You ask him." / Joan Wynne -- Appendix : Linguistic Society of America resolution on the Oakland "ebonics" issue. |
| Summary |
"At a time when children are written off in our schools because they do not speak formal English, and when the class- and race-biased language used to describe those children determines their fate, The Skin That We Speakoffers a cutting-edge look at crucial educational issues. |
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Now reissued with a new introduction by Lisa Delpit revisiting the politics of language instruction for students of color, The Skin That We Speaktakes the discussion of language in the classroom beyond the highly charged war of idioms - in which "English only" really means standard English only - and presents today's teachers and parents with a thoughtful exploration of the varieties of English we speak and the layers of politics, power, and identity that those forms carry. |
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With groundbreaking work from Herbert Kohl, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Victoria Purcell-Gates, and Lisa Delpit herself, the book also includes classics by Geneva Smitherman and Asa Hilliard III. Hot-button topics range from Ebonics to the creation of a national public policy on making English the official language of our classrooms. |
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Native language and education.
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English language -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Dialects -- Social aspects.
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Multicultural education.
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Language policy.
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English language -- Dialects -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00911095
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English language -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00911670
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Language policy. (OCoLC)fst00992402
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Multicultural education. (OCoLC)fst01028816
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Native language and education. (OCoLC)fst01033925
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Language and languages.
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English language -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Dialects -- Social aspects.
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Multicultural education -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Delpit, Lisa D.
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Dowdy, Joanne Kilgour.
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| ISBN |
9781595583505 |
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1595583505 (pbk.) |
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