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teachers can use 'slang' in a lesson plan. Teacher put in in a language the students understand

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"The board of education of Oakland recognized ebonics of African American english as a language system to be taken into account in teaching school children."

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In the video, she explains that when speaking African American English and not Standard English she is viewed differently. When speaking Standard English, she is seen as intellectual. However, speaking to her family and friends not in proper English, she is still smart but the teacher's do not accept or see her as intelligent when speaking African American English.

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Insight: Teaching more about culture in the classroom may help the classroom to become a more comfortable environment. This may help students who are learning a new language to feel more comfortable, as well.

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Question: How can we as educators change the system so that our students can develop respect for others' identities and way of speaking?

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Question: How can teachers include something like appropriate "slang" to help connect with their students so they can understand on a certain level?

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Question: How can teachers include something like appropriate "slang" to help connect with their students so they can understand on a certain level?

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As more students are speaking different languages, more languages are being added to curriculums

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In the grander scheme of this how is the board of education incorporating student how have English as a second language?

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Language is dependent on the region. For example; in English you may drink soda or some may drink pop, but the two words mean the same thing.

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Insight: Multilingualism is now widely accepted, which is a great thing.

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People code switch depending on the situation

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Question: How can direct impact learning languages?

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Question: How can direct impact learning languages?

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Insight: It's interesting how people use different pronunciations due to how they want to be perceived around different people (i.e. informal environment versus formal environment).

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Many people decide to code switch but it all depends on what they are doing. This could vary in different situations.

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It seems a bit unfair that some people have to change the way they naturally speak in order to conform to others'.

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"many ELA teachers leave their teacher education program without knowing that Black Language is a rule-based linguistic system that includes features of West African languages and has roots as deep and grammatically consistent as Scottish, Irish, and other world Englishes"

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students should not be belittled for speaking their native language

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"As language and literacy researchers and educators, we cannot continue to push respectability language pedagogies that require Black students to project a white middle class identity.”

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Why is it important to stay true to your culture/use vernacular while in school?

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School is a place where there is going to inevitably be a multitude of different cultures which should all be celebrated. Connecting rules that schools have pertaining to language as well as other rules (such as hair or clothing) just further prove that although schools are diverse, there is still a lot of work to be done to accept these differences.

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How can teachers encourage students to not be afraid of speaking their native language?

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How can teachers encourage students to not be afraid of speaking their native language?

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To be "American" means to be diverse. That includes speaking other languages and introducing different cultures. If someone doesn't understand, it doesn't mean that it should be dismissed.

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"Keeping their language is an extremely important characteristic. It’s part of their culture, it’s who they are, it’s what they are, it’s what makes them unique."

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"Keeping their language is an extremely important characteristic. It’s part of their culture, it’s who they are, it’s what they are, it’s what makes them unique."

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Is there a Spanish speaking person available?

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Bad attitudes toward foreign language? Che schifo!

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Insight: This is an issue that has existed for a long time and a good step to helping this is to educate students in the classroom about it.

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My mom has scolded me many times when I say "chiquito" instead of "pequeno". In El Salvador, we say chuiquito for "small" instead of what is considered formal, "pequeno".

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If someone needs help with English they should not be degraded for wanting to learn or needing assistance to do so.