Foster, Michele

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ERIC Number: EJ387288

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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"It's Cookin' Now": A Performance Analysis of the Speech Events of a Black Teacher in an Urban Community College.

Foster, Michele

Language in Society, v18 n1 p1-29 Mar 1989

Ethnographic analysis of a Black female urban community college teacher's classroom speech revealed two distinct but culturally appropriate ways of speaking. Results regarding comparison of the speech events' effects on student participation and their interpretations and meanings are discussed. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Black Teachers, Classroom Communication, Community Colleges, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Language Styles, Oral Language, Speech Acts, Student Reaction, Teacher Student Relationship, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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