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Direct linkFlynn, Jill Ewing – English Journal, 2011
Being up front with students about Standard English as "the language of power" allows them to learn valuable lessons about Standard and non-Standard English dialects. In this article, the author describes an eighth-grade language unit that helps students understand the value of dialects and standardized English. The author concludes that the…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Dialects, English, Power Structure
