Fwd: STANDARD ENGLISH IN BLACK COMMUNITIES: A SURVEY
Sonja L. Lanehart
lanehart at arches.uga.edu
Fri Jul 6 01:19:02 UTC 2001
Sorry for cross-posting. I'm trying to help out a fellow researcher
as indicated below.
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>Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 19:47:24 -0400
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>From: Robert Trammell <trammell at fau.edu>
>Subject: STANDARD ENGLISH IN BLACK COMMUNITIES: A SURVEY
>Cc: "Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue" <Durnell at fau.edu>
>Status:
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>MEMORANDUM
>TO: African Americans & other People of African Descent
>
>FROM: Dr. Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue, Department of Communication
> Dr. Robert Trammell, Department of Languages and Linguistics
> Florida Atlantic University
>
>RE: National Website Survey for Standard English Speakers
>from the Black
>Community
>
>Hello,
>
>We need your help. If we haven't already heard from you, Robert and I have
>created a Survey on "Learning Standard English in Black Communities in the
>United States." The survey is anonymous and largely multiple choice. Our
>survey is currently on the Web at <www.linguistics.fau.edu/trammell>. The
>questions from the survey address areas which include: (1) your personal
>attitudes towards Standard English and Ebonics, (3) the amount of Standard
>English used in your home, (4) memorable learning experiences in and out
>of school, and (5) other areas related to how and when you learned Standard
>English.
>
>The feedback from 50 or so who have taken the survey thus far said it was a
>fun walk down memory lane, and they're looking forward to seeing the
>overall results from the study. We will present the results of our survey
>to an international gathering of scholars in Hawai'i on October 6, 2001.
>We would like to have as many people as posssible complete the survey
>before that, but will continue to gather data for awhile after that. If
>you see ways to expose it to more people, students, or whomever, please do.
>
>It is our hope that the information compiled from hundreds of people will
>enable the education community to improve its teaching materials and
>teacher education methods for those interested in learning or teaching
>Standard English, and provide knowledge and insight in understanding the
>staying power of Ebonics.
>
>If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us.:
>
>Robert L. Trammell, Prof. of Linguistics (Out of town 7/6 to about 8/13)
>Department of Languages and Linguistics
>Florida Atlantic University
>777 Glades Road
>Boca Raton, FL 33431
>Tel: (561) 297-3867
>Fax: (561) 297-2657
>Email: trammell at fau.edu
>
>Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue, Assoc. Prof.
>Depart of Communication,
>Florida Atlantic University
>777 Glades Road
>Boca Raton, FL 33431
>Tel: (561) 297-3894
>Fax: (561) 297-4460
>Email: Durnell at fau.edu
>
>We're looking forward to hearing from you!
>
>Thanks
>
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>
>TO: Administrators, Faculty, Staff, & Students of African
>American &
>African Descent at Florida Atlantic University
>
>FROM: Dr. Nannetta Durnell-Uwechue, Department of Communication
> Dr. Robert Trammell, Department of Languages and Linguistics
>
>DATE: June 18, 2001
>
>RE: National Website Survey for Standard English Speakers
>from the Black
>Community
>
>Do you believe Ebonics is good or bad for society? Regardless of how you
>feel, Ebonics is being spoken in many communities, even though it hasn't
>been the focus of media attention lately.
>
>We need your help. If we haven't already heard from you, Robert and I have
>created a Survey on "Learning Standard English in Black Communities in the
>United States." The survey is anonymous and largely multiple choice. Our
>survey is currently on the Web
>at http://www.linguistics.fau.edu/trammell. The questions from the survey
>address areas which include: your personal attitudes towards Standard
>English and Ebonics, the amount of Standard English used in your home,
>memorable learning experiences in and out of school, and other areas
>related to how and when you learned Standard English. The feedback from
>those who have taken the survey thus far said it was a fun walk down memory
>lane, and they're looking forward to seeing the overall results from the
>study.
>
>It is our hope that the information compiled from hundreds of people will
>enable the education community to improve its teaching materials and
>teacher education methods for those interested in learning or teaching
>Standard English, and provide knowledge and insight in understanding the
>power and language of Ebonics.
>
>If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us.:
>
>Robert L. Trammell, Prof. of Linguistics Nannetta
>Durnell-Uwechue, Assoc.
>Prof.
>Department of Languages and Linguistics Department of Communication
>Florida Atlantic University Florida
>Atlantic University
>777 Glades Road 777 Glades Road
>Boca Raton, FL 33431 Boca Raton, FL 33431
>Tel: (561) 297-3867 Tel: (561) 297-3894
>Fax: (561) 297-2657 Fax: (561) 297-4460
>Email: trammell at fau.edu Email: durnell at fau.edu
>
>We're looking forward to hearing from you!
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>Thanks
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>Robert L. Trammell, Professor of Linguistics E-Mail: TRAMMELL at fau.edu
>Department of Languages and Linguistics
>Florida Atlantic University
>777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 TEL: (561) 297-3867 FAX: 297-2657
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Sonja L. Lanehart
Department of English 706-542-2260 (office)
University of Georgia 706-542-1261 (messages)
300 Park Hall 706-542-2181 (fax)
Athens, GA 30602-6205 lanehart at arches.uga.edu
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