language as SES marker

[POLSKY ELLEN S]

In response to Sharon Vaipae, who would like to discuss with her students
when it is appropriate to use standard English (and when it is appropriate
to use home dialects), I suggest the book "Dialects in Schools and
Communities" by Walt Wolfram, Carilyn Adger, and Donna Christian.  The
publishers are Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.  The copyright is 1999.  Pay
special attention to Chapter 8 (Dialect Awareness for Students).  His work
with dialect awareness in middle schools is quite amazing.

Ellen S. Polsky (Ellen.Polsky at Colorado.EDU)