Spoken Soul: Black English in the Classroom
January 8th, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Accents can be endearing – but they can also limit chances for professional and academic success. Southern students and African-American students are often marginalized in the classroom because of their dialects. Anne Harper Charity Hudley (College of William & Mary) is the co-author of a book to help educators work with language variations – to make sure students don’t suffer for the way they talk. And: John Russell Rickford (Stanford University) has written a book on the topic: “Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English”. Also featured: The Affrilachian Poets are celebrating 20 years. Frank Walker coined the term in 1991 after he came away from a literary event frustrated by the exclusion of African American writers from Appalachian literature. Theresa Burriss (Radford University) is an expert on the Affrilachians and an honorary member of the group.
5 Responses to “Spoken Soul: Black English in the Classroom”
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
-
Anne Charity Hudley will appear on With Good Reason Radio on December 8th, 2011 « Valuable Voices :
[...] http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/ [...]
-- January 2, 2011 @ 4:50 pm -
Appearance on With Good Reason Radio January 8th, 2011 « Anne H. Charity Hudley :
[...] http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/ [...]
-- January 2, 2011 @ 4:52 pm -
Download the podcast of Anne on With Good Reason Radio « Anne Charity Hudley :
[...] You can now download Anne’s With Good Reason Podcast here: http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/ [...]
-- January 8, 2011 @ 10:52 am -
Download the podcast of Anne on With Good Reason Radio « Anne H. Charity Hudley :
[...] You can now download Anne’s With Good Reason Podcast here: http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/ [...]
-- January 8, 2011 @ 10:54 am -
Download the podcast of Anne on With Good Reason Radio « Valuable Voices :
[...] You can now download Anne’s With Good Reason Podcast here: http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/ [...]
-- January 18, 2011 @ 11:39 am
