Language, identity, and education of Caribbean English speakers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2268847 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shondel Nero (0000-0001-7132-3796, St. John's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 501-511 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Englishes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-971x.2006.00470.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051087021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 20 |
The large-scale ongoing migration of Anglophone Caribbean natives to North America, particularly to New York City, in the last two decades, has brought an influx of Caribbean English (CE)-speaking students into US and Canadian schools and colleges. This article discusses the extent to which such students, who publicly identify themselves as native speakers of English but whose variety of English is often misunderstood by North American teachers, challenge the latter to examine their tacit assumptions about the English language, ownership of English, and linguistic identity. The author provides examples of commonly used features of CE that are likely to create misunderstanding in American classrooms. She argues that teachers of Caribbean English speakers will need to explore new paradigms for language placement, assessment and development, and finally proposes an agenda for responding to the linguistic and broader educational needs of CE-speaking students
American English · English language · First language · Identity (music · Language assessment · Linguistics · Pedagogy · Sociology · Varieties of English · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |