Closing the Skills Gap: HBCU Experiences in Code Switching and Language Acquisition
Abstract
This presentation tries to explore how the Encounter of African American Vernacular English (AAVE), Standard English, and other languages taught in the classroom and elsewhere can be utilized as a tool for improving of the language learning outcomes at HBCUs. HBCUs are underrepresented in many educational venues, one of them being world language education. The development of the linguistic skills for students from HBCU is overlooked in the curriculum. However, language code switching present in HBCU students seen as a Duality or twoness in languages and identity, could potentially enhance the world language acquisition effort. I showcase three experiences of my former HBCU students on the topic of code switching and language acquisition.
Presentation Description
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Location
Room 106
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Tedrick, Irina M., "Closing the Skills Gap: HBCU Experiences in Code Switching and Language Acquisition" (2022). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 26.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2022/2022/26
Closing the Skills Gap: HBCU Experiences in Code Switching and Language Acquisition
Room 106
This presentation tries to explore how the Encounter of African American Vernacular English (AAVE), Standard English, and other languages taught in the classroom and elsewhere can be utilized as a tool for improving of the language learning outcomes at HBCUs. HBCUs are underrepresented in many educational venues, one of them being world language education. The development of the linguistic skills for students from HBCU is overlooked in the curriculum. However, language code switching present in HBCU students seen as a Duality or twoness in languages and identity, could potentially enhance the world language acquisition effort. I showcase three experiences of my former HBCU students on the topic of code switching and language acquisition.
