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Author Williams, Concetta A., 1976- author.

Title What I learned and what I learnt : teaching English while honoring language and culture at a predominantly Black institution / Concetta A. Williams, Lydia Brown Magras
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 86 pages) : illustrations
Series Critical Black pedagogy in education
Critical black pedagogy in education.
Contents Unpacking the history of African American vernacular English -- Teacher perceptions of their students who speak African American vernacular English -- Closing the gap : connecting students and partnering AAVE and collegiate composition -- Pedagogical techniques for teaching AAVE speakers -- What we learned and what we learnt
Summary Research and practical experiences suggest that African American students' achievement continues to be affected where they are likely to be taught by faculty who have limited experience with the nuances of African American Vernacular English. This book offers a resource for teaching speakers of AAVE at the post-secondary level
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 09, 2020)
Subject African Americans -- Education (Higher)
African American college students -- Language
Black English.
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Language and education -- Social aspects -- United States
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General.
African American college students -- Language
African Americans -- Education (Higher)
Black English
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Language and education -- Social aspects
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Magras, Lydia Brown, 1948- author.
LC no. 2018061236
ISBN 9781475839401
1475839405