TY - BOOK AU - Lee,Enid AU - Adger,Carolyn Temple AU - Baugh,John AU - Fillmore,Charles AU - Kifano,Subira AU - Labov,William AU - Ramirez,David J AU - Rickford,Angela E. AU - Rickford,John R. AU - Smith,Ernie A. AU - Smitherman,Geneva AU - Wiley,Terrence G. AU - Wolfram,Walter AU - Wright,Wayne E. AU - de Klerk,Gerda TI - Ebonics: The Urban Educational Debate T2 - New Perspectives on Language and Education SN - 9781853597978 AV - LC2778.L34 U1 - 427 .973 08996073 22/eng PY - 2005///] CY - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : PB - Multilingual Matters, KW - African Americans KW - Education KW - Black English KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - African American students KW - Language and education KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching KW - bisacsh KW - Ebonics Resolution KW - No Child Left Behind KW - Oakland Unified School District KW - Standard English KW - high-stakes testing KW - urban education N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Part 1.Ebonics in the Urban Education Debate --; 1. Ebonics: Background to the Policy Debate --; 2. Using the Vernacular to Teach the Standard --; 3. Educational Implications of Ebonics --; 4. Black Language and the Education of Black Children: One Mo Once --; 5. Ebonics and Education in the Context of Culture: Meeting the Language and Cultural Needs of English Learning African American Students --; 6. Language Varieties in the School Curriculum: Where Do They Belong and How Will They Get There? --; Part 2.Background To The Ebonics Debate --; Introduction --; Oakland Unified School District’s Resolution --; A. ORIGINAL OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION ON EBONICS --; Examples of Legislative Reaction --; B.CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE --; Legal Background --; C. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ET AL. V. ANN ARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD --; Linguists’ Reactions --; D. A Linguist Looks At the Ebonics Debate --; Organizational Responses --; E. POLICY STATEMENT OF THE TESOL BOARD ON AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH1 --; Recommended Readings on Ebonics --; Scholarly References and News Titles; restricted access N2 - Controversy erupted in 1996 when the Oakland Unified School District’s ‘Ebonics Resolution’ proposed an approach to teaching Standard English that recognized the variety of English spoken by African American students. With new demands for accountability driven by the No Child Left Behind policy and its emphasis on high-stakes testing in Standard English, this debate will no doubt rise again. This book seeks to better inform this next episode. In Part 1, leading scholars place the debate within its historical and contemporary context, provide clear explanations of what Ebonics is and is not, and offer practical approaches schools can and should follow to address the linguistic needs of African American students. Part 2 provides original documents that accompanied the debate, including the original resolutions, legislation, organization position papers, and commentary/analyses from leading linguists. This book is written for all those whose work impacts the lives of Ebonics speakers in our public schools UR - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853597985 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853597985 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853597985/original ER -