Friday, September 10, 2010
Blog Summary 5: How Can Speakers of AAE become SE Writers?
This reading is about how to teach children who grow up surrounded by AAE how to become SE writers. The reading goes over many different techniques such as the traditional approach, the second dialect approach, the dialect awareness approach, and many more. The chapter also goes into detail on how to instruct using each approach and asseses each one as well.
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In this reading, the author talks about how to become effective SE writers that are raised around African Amercian English. The author mentions several approaches dealing with the types of dialect or language affiliated with SE writing. I think that the author is right when he argues that children who are raised aroung AAE can become good, effective SE writers.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the author is correct, children who are raised around AAE can become good
ReplyDeleteStandard English writers. I think that in converting a AAE writer into an SE writer, it would take several teaching tactics to successfully complete this. It would also take compliance of the student to practice all the material placed in front of he or she.
In my opinion I agree that the author's points are correct. Just because someone was raised around AAE, does not mean they cannot speak with proper English. My cousin grew up in a predominantly African American neighborhood in which AAE was the normal language, and he used it on a regular basis. But now he speaks on a professional level since working for Toyota. It is like Jesse Jackson once said "I was born in the ghetto but, the ghetto was not born in me." In life, it does not depend on where you come from it is what you are and how you represent yourself.
ReplyDeleteChildren of any background who grow up listening and speaking the AAE slang language can become an effective SE writer. Even though they may have been raised speaking AAE does not mean if given the opportunity to speak SE they would automatically fail. Anything is possible in today's society and for anyone who is speaks AAE they can and likely will become effective SE writers as long as they work towards that goal.
ReplyDeleteI use the form of slang on a regular basis just as well as proper English. I don't speak to people of business the way I would speak to my friends. So therefore, I agree with the author people who grew up speaking "AAE" can still speak Standard English and still become an SE writer.
ReplyDeleteI think that the author is correct when saying that any AAE speaker can become a good writer. I like the fact that the author gives more than one approach on how to teach AAE children because not all children learn in the same way. As an education major I found this article very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe author made a good point about no matter form of lanuage your accustom to becoming a good writer can happen for the person. Since I myself may sometimes use slang I know that its most of the time based on your environment. The same way a person communicates with their best-friend would differ from the school dean. Also making the transition from a AAE speaker to an SWE speaker seems to take some hard work and dedication.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is important to be able to code switch in speaking to peer and in public. It is possible to switch to SE from AAE quite well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author. It doesn't matter if your used to speak what is considered AAE, anyone can become a excellent writer with excellent instruction. It is definitely possible to speak one way and write totally different.
ReplyDeleteWith any type of slang learned there should also be the capacity of standard written english incorporated. Some people I have met have had those issues similar to Jamals. An individual should use proper english the majority of the time in order to avoid the issues using too much Ebonics causes. It can take away from your writing and speaking skills.
ReplyDeleteMany people use slang or AAE in their everyday speech. However, everyone should educate themselves on the correct way to write. Standard English is important because it sets consistent guidelines that make it easy for everyone to read and comprehend the meaning. I believe that anyone can write in SE even if they are use to speaking in AAE.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most everyone's posts. It doesn't matter what language you grow up with, there is slang in every culture. This is not an excuse for not being a good writer. Anyone can educate themselves on how to write. Same as everything else, it takes practice, and it's up to the individual whether they want to learn to become a good writer or not.
ReplyDelete"Immersion in a new language is the most effective way to master it". In order to become better SWE speakers/writers students need to practice it constistently. Teachers must be aware of the students needs and aware of what methods will help them learn the information better. Teachers can also stress the importance of knowing how to speak/write SWE to their students
ReplyDeleteI think that AAE can be taught as a style of language. Poetry is filled with many different verbal combinations and can be an art form. If you look at AAE as an art form, it is allowed certain aspects that is usually not allowed in regular common grammar. I believe first that a correct understanding of grammar must be used before you can truly understand that aesthetic value of AAE.
ReplyDeleteAAE is a very popular way of speech these days, however most people that speak this way have a hard time converting back to normal speech when it comes to writing. A class would be a good idea for some people, so they can develop their AAE into SE. It would take a little while for the lessons to sink in and start taking affect because they are so accustomed to their previous style of writing.
ReplyDeleteProviding ways for people to switch from using AAE to SE is a great idea. Anyone should be able to learn Standard English, regardless of whether or not you grew up around AAE. Also, AAE seems to be a variation or slang language based on standard English which would make it even easier to understand. This article seems to be similar to the last blog entry so hopefully I don't repeat myself. Basically, I agree with the article that those who are used to using AAE can effectively transition into using SE in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author's claim that children raised around AAE can become good writters. I believe that some kids who speak with AAE have no problem with writting in SAE. The ones that do have trouble with translating their AAE into SAE probaly needs to avoid speaking in AAE as much as possible.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the author in that children raised around AAE can become good writers. The author does a good job of presenting the possible hurdles children may have to clear to become effective writers within the guidelines of SAE. The author gives five methods for correcting the same problem to show how many ways there are to instruct children that were raised around AAE to write using SAE. The chapter also may be helpful for teachers that are searching for a way to teach their students how to be effective writers. The difficulty is that each student is not the same and a method that works for one student may not work for another.
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