WEEK+1+Language+variation,+standard+English+and+dialect

=﻿WEEK 1 Language variation, standard English and dialect =

Hi everyone,

I found a brief text on an ESL blog about standard vs dialect English:

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I'm going to include some of the issues of social class, varying literacy practices and raise the issue of English dialects in the classroom.

I remember reading/talking about this at uni when I was a student and our conversation was along the lines of "language is power, and while we value all students' language, we are doing them a disservice if we do not expose them and allow them to master the language that is valued in our society". I'm sure it was more elegantly phrased then that. As this topic has come up in professional discussions, I thought talking about the aforementioned issues would cover this point in the course. I'm going to present the ideas to the students and open the floor up to discussion, hopefully drawing on personal experiences.

All the best,

Jacquie