[EDLING:1720] Center for Applied Linguistics Publication

[Francis M Hult]

Center for Applied Linguistics

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NEW ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION FROM CAL
 
Making the Connection: Language and Academic Achievement Among African American Students
by Carolyn Temple Adger, Donna Christian, & Orlando Taylor (Editors) 
 
The public debate on Ebonics over the years has exposed widespread fundamental 
misunderstandings about language diversity in U.S. schools and society in general. The 
chapters in this collection respond with informative discussions about language 
variation among African American students that will help educators enhance their 
students' academic achievement. Topics include communicative style in classroom talk, 
language diversity and assessment, preparing teachers to teach linguistically and 
culturally diverse students, and infusing knowledge about language variation into the 
school curriculum. 

This out-of-print CAL Classic is now available in electronic format.