Code+Switching

Code Switching

Definition: How different dialects have to "code switch" to understand each other. Example: Rural Alabama vs. Urban NYC

Things To Consider: Word Definition / Slang Accent Adjustment Tempo of Speech / Emotion Enunciation / Pronunciation Grammar

Example: Ebonics / Black Venacular English (BVE) / Is this "Bad English"? or is this a language in and of itself with its own rules?

Consequence: Bad is connotative. Tied in to identity. What are the implications to family life? to identity? to image of level of education?

and ultimately, to your attitude towards school?

So...... Code Switching.... is teaching English as a foreign language...teaching situations...

at home is ok...you may say it like this in the academic world we say it like this

give examples of jargon it's just how we do it. teach it as a system

this empowers the students.