'African American English Essay\r'

'When it comes to arguing whether African-American English/Ebonics, enriches or contaminates Standard English, most of the negative tone that African-American English gets comes from an educational stand point. One contrast teachers, who do not believe in use Ebonics, use is that there is no place for Ebonics in the class room. Stacey Thomas, in her article â€Å"Ebonics and the African-American pupil: Why Ebonics Has a Place in the give lessonsroom” writes that teachers can use Ebonics as a authority to facilitate the learning of Standard English to African American students.\r\nIn order to use Ebonics as a vehicle to teaching Standard English, teachers must(prenominal) be bilingual; meaning they most acknowledge both Ebonics and Standard English. Thomas states, â€Å"…once students resonate and comprehend the differences between Standard English and Ebonics in terms of structure and syntax, they display a great[er] judgment in Standard English, and as a res ult, fall their use of Ebonics” Ebonics and the African-American Student (6).\r\nIn early(a) words, by run awaying on activities where students have to analyse both Ebonics and Standard English, students’ knowledge of Standard English is increasing and their use of Ebonics is decreasing. An separate arguments teachers use against Ebonics is that it obstructs the academic potential of African-Americans. Thomas goes further on by stating the Oakland school board Ebonics issue. In 1996, the Oakland, California school board started using Ebonics as a representation to teach to African American students whose grades were lower than other ethnicities.\r\nAs a result of using Ebonics as a vehicle to teaching, Thomas states, â€Å"the Oakland School partition’s use of Ebonics in the classroom, [and] the students’ performance in reading and wring has improved… the students have time-tested above district averages there was a in reading and writing ski lls” Ebonics and the African-American Student (6). So not only is the teaching of Ebonics facilitating school work for students, but it is also increasing their grades. Ebonics, a linguistic process that is stereotyped as ignorant and uneducated, is now proper a great tool for educating students.\r\n'