DECONSTRUCTING THE OREO: AN EXAMINATION OF LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN A WHITE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

The purpose of this thesis is to elucidate the effects of language ideologies on African-American students' feelings of acceptance and identity in the classroom. For African-American students, the use of African American English is valued for its cultural inclusivity yet is shunned for its lack...

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Main Author: Houston, Afrika Nsimba
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2011
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/667
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1674&context=theses