Spreading the Word on Philippine English
Here we are at the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association’s (ASHA) annual convention in Denver. We took the time to spread knowledge on Philippine English…it’s not ...
Tag Archives: language variation
How do we validate our different ways of speaking in the classroom?
This classroom is a great example of how we can validate African American English speaking-children’s dialect, while still giving them the tool/resource of Mainstream American English. Take a l ...
Interview with Sarah Verdon
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Respect the Dialect: 3 Misconceptions about Dialect (that we need to change)
So, last week I gave a lecture to a classroom of pre-service teachers, who were predominantly African-American, and when speaking about language differences and language disorders, one young man asked ...
What “Flavor” of English* Do You Speak?
I was talking with a friend of mine the other day and he was asking me to explain my research interests and my thoughts on language and education etc. So, I can’t take credit for the saying, but I wa ...