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

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
Subjects:	African American English language attitudes
Online Access:	https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/667 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1674&context=theses

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