This volume brings together a multiplicity of voices--both
theoretical and practical--on the complex politics, challenges, and
strategies of educating students--in North America and
worldwide--who are speakers of diverse or nonstandard varieties of
English, creoles, and hybrid varieties of English, such as African
American Vernacular English, Caribbean Creole English, Tex Mex,
West African Pidgin English, and Indian English, among others. The
number of such students is increasing as a result of the spread of
English, internal and global migration, and increased educational
access. Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education offers: *a
sociohistorical perspective on language spread and variation;
*analysis of related issues such as language attitudes, identities,
and prescribed versus actual language use; and *practical
suggestions for pedagogy. Pedagogical features: Key points at the
beginning of each chapter help focus the reader and provide a
framework for reading, writing, reflection, and discussion;
chapter-end questions for discussion and reflective writing engage
and challenge the ideas presented and encourage a range of
approaches in dealing with language diversity. Collectively, the
chapters in this volume invite educators, researchers, and
students, across the fields of TESOL, applied linguistics,
sociolinguistics, English, literacy, and language education, to
begin to consider and adopt context-specific policies and practices
that will improve the language development and academic performance
of linguistically diverse students.
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