It isn’t sloppy language
Exploring the discourse of Village English
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22260673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Edward Marlow (0009-0000-9573-1479, University of Alaska Fairbanks, corresponding author), Wendy Whitehead Martelle (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Joan Parker Webster (0000-0002-2824-9284, University of Alaska Fairbanks), Kelly Kealy (University of Alaska Fairbanks) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 168-193 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2748-9310 • E-ISSN: 2748-9329 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/eduling-2023-0005 |
| OpenAlex | W4388633288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In Alaska, as elsewhere in the United States, standardized American English is privileged over both local varieties of English and Indigenous languages. This privileged position is maintained, in part, through a deficit model of language acquisition and a model of school success which locates the source of underachievement among K-12 students within the child rather than within the broader sociopolitical context of school and schooling. Using a critical participatory action research approach, this article examines a single graduate course for K-12 teachers intended to address ideologies of linguistic deficit and demonstrate that the varieties of English spoken by adults and children in Southwest Alaska are systematic and rule-governed. Data are analyzed in terms of trajectories of learning, focusing on three distinct points within this trajectory: Pre-course questionnaire, Mid-point questionnaire and post-course artifacts (e.g., final projects for the master’s degree). Through the lens of discourse analysis (Gee, James Paul. 2010. An introduction to discourse analysis: Theory and method , 3rd edn. New York, NY: Routledge), we illustrate and discuss the tensions inherent in shifting discourse models as the teachers contend with course content that challenges broadly accepted explanations for school underachievement
Citizen journalism · Critical discourse analysis · Geography · Ideology · Indigenous · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Pugtallgutkellriit
Debunking the “language gap”
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Undoing Appropriateness
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |