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The Skin That We Speak. Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom.
Delpit, Lisa. Ed(S): Dowdy, Joanne Kilgour
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Description for The Skin That We Speak. Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom.
Paperback. Editor(s): Dowdy, Joanne Kilgour. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
A look at the politics of language instruction for students of colour. A fresh, cutting-edge work, The Skin that We Speak takes the discussion of language in the classroom beyond the highly-charged war of idioms - in which English only' means standard English only - and provides teachers and parents with a thoughtful exploration of the varieties of English spoken and the layers of politics, power and identity that those forms carry.'
A look at the politics of language instruction for students of colour. A fresh, cutting-edge work, The Skin that We Speak takes the discussion of language in the classroom beyond the highly-charged war of idioms - in which English only' means standard English only - and provides teachers and parents with a thoughtful exploration of the varieties of English spoken and the layers of politics, power and identity that those forms carry.'
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781595583505
SKU
V9781595583505
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99-15
About Delpit, Lisa. Ed(S): Dowdy, Joanne Kilgour
Lisa Delpit, a MacArthur Fellow, received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Education in 1993 from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which hailed her as a visionary scholar and woman of courage.” She is the author of Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom (The New Press) and is currently the executive director for the Center for Urban ... Read more
Reviews for The Skin That We Speak. Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom.
"Although these lucid, accessible pieces speak most directly to teachers and would be teachers . . . the issues are broad enough to attract more general readers, especially parents." —Publishers Weekly