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How is African American Ebonics supported as a separate language?
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- AAE has revolved from a pidgin to a creole as a result from slave trade, and commercial trade between Africans and Europeans.
- Phonological and Morphological features from Niger-Congo languages, drawing parallels from AAE
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What are the goals of SAE (Standard American English) instruction for AAE speaking students?
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- Proficiency in reading and writing in both AAE and SAE
- Preserve first language
- Goals are bilingualism and biliteracy
- ELL’s should not be denied access if not proficient in English
- Second language must help transfer the knowledge in subjects
3
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What is Pedagogy of Empowerment?
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4
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What is Additive Bilingualism?
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5
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What are misconceptions of the Oakland Standard of AAE?
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- Teach Ebonics instead of English
- Classify Ebonics speaking students as bilingual
- wasting federal & state funds
- slang
- segregation
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