Demarginalized: How Teachers Can Be Inclusive of Students Who Speak AAE
26 January 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore the opinions of P-12 teachers in the U.S. about African American English (AAE), describe their perceptions on students’ use of AAE in the classrooms, and explore their feelings of preparedness to teach Standard English to AAE-speaking students.
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Ethical approval
This study was approved by the IRB of Aurora University on October 19, 2017.
About the researcher
Shajaira P. López is Assistant Professor of Education and Chair of the ESL/Bilingual Education program at Aurora University. Her teaching focuses on the preparation of teachers and teacher candidates to educate English learners in ESL and bilingual education programs. López’s research interests are in linguistically and culturally diverse learners and English language acquisition programs. Her current research includes a study of teachers’ perceptions on students’ use of African American English in PK-12 classrooms. López is an Afro-Panamanian living in the U.S. since 1998. She worked as a public-school teacher, assistant principal, and currently serves as an education consultant.
