March 29

Question 1

How is African American Ebonics supported as a separate language?

Answer 1

• AAE has revolved from a pidgin to a creole as a result from slave trade, and commercial trade between Africans and Europeans.
• Phonological and Morphological features from Niger-Congo languages, drawing parallels from AAE

Question 2

What are the goals of SAE (Standard American English) instruction for AAE speaking students?

Answer 2

• Proficiency in reading and writing in both AAE and SAE
• Preserve first language
• Goals are bilingualism and biliteracy
• ELL’s should not be denied access if not proficient in English
• Second language must help transfer the knowledge in subjects

Question 3

What is Pedagogy of Empowerment?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What is Additive Bilingualism?

Answer 4

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Question 5

What are misconceptions of the Oakland Standard of AAE?

Answer 5

• Teach Ebonics instead of English
• Classify Ebonics speaking students as bilingual
• wasting federal & state funds
• slang
• segregation

Question 6

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Answer 6

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