Speak “Right” English: The Unconstitutional Standard English Language Ideology In this essay, I question the validity of Standard English Language Ideology. Moreover, I employ the research done by Nelson Flores and Jonathan Rosa, Samy Alim and other authors to support my argument that the enforcement of Standard English Language violates the rights of American citizens, especially those minorities whose first language is not English. This includes the right of free speech and the right of equality
In a world where approximately a billion people speak English and where the non native speakers outnumber native speakers by a ratio of 3-1, is it really possible to have a common accent for speakers of English? Since accents are not absolute but relative depending on the perception of the listener, each of us speaks with an accent. However, many learners of English as a second language have unintelligible speech patterns with respect to their listeners that may interfere with furthering their education
Spencer Weiss Professor Campoy English 131 October 14, 2014 In the academic classroom of The University of Washington, there are many different students who come from different cultures, countries, and speak different languages from the normal English in which I speak. The question being brought up is “Should non-standard forms of English be incorporated in academic writing?” The University of Washington has an enrollment of 44,786 students, and 15 percent of those students are an international
particularly from West Africa, the Caribbean, and North American. Though Ebonics became recognized widely recognized in December 1996 when the Oakland California School Board recognized it as the primary language of their African American students (Baron), it was first created in 1973 by a group of black scholars who wanted to avoid the negative connotations of other terms like “Nonstandard Negro English.” It is also called African American Vernacular English (AAVE), African
country, not being fluent in English can be a huge barrier to being able to accomplish what one wants, and being successful in the educational system. Therefore, the people who are in charge of the education system have set specific standards in order to teach students who are learning the English language. Those initiatives work in order to promote the development of the English Language and standards that keep up with the subjects that the other students who speak English
country, not being fluent in English can be a huge barrier to being able to accomplish what one wants, and being successful in the educational system. Therefore, the people who control the education system have set specific standards in order to teach students who are learning the English language. Initiatives have been made in order to promote the development of the English Language and standards that keep up with the subjects that the other students who speak English are learning and are being tested
another country not being fluent in english can be a huge barrier to being able to accomplish what one wants, and being successful in the educational system. Therefore the people who control the the education system have set specific standards in order to teach students who are learning the english language. The set standard for students who don't speak english is supposed to help them to learn english and keep up with the subjects that the other students who speak english are learning and are being tested
groups in a way to communicate with each other in the plantation fields. The result was a form of communication derived from standard
the south-east of People’s Republic of China and occupied 2,755 km2 . English and Chinese are the official languages of Hong Kong. According to the 2016 Population By-census conducted by the Census and Statistic Department, among 7.34 million population, 92 percentage is Chinese, other ethnicities occupied 8 percentage and in the 8 percent, Filipinos and Indonesians are the majority. Chinglish refers to the Sinicized English usually found in pronunciation, lexicology and syntax, due to the linguistic
“Australian English is different from American and British English in that it has a bias towards invention, deception, profanity, humour and a classless society.” (‘Strine (Australian English); How it Differs from British and American English’) At times, this can make it difficult to understand and sometimes offensive to speakers accustomed to formality. It reflects Australia's identity conflicts born out of its penal history. It also reflects the strong desire of 19th century Australia to adopt