Students Rights To Their Own Language Summary
My thesis statement is grounded on the ideas of the SROTL Resolution, Garrard McClendon, and Ruthellen Crews. The authors of “Students’ Rights to Their Own Language” argue that students should be able to speak and write in their native language because it is more suitable for them and it is easier for them to identify who they are. In addition, they argued that saying the “dialect of one student being unacceptable is like saying that one group is better than the other” (SRTOL Resolution). I agree that as students we should be able to write in our native language because it defines who we are, however, I believe that we should only write in our native language during our years in elementary and high school. What I learned from personal experiences with the English language is that my teachers during elementary and high school never focused on my oral and written skills. Any written assignments during my four years in high school I was never told that my writing was not
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I agree with this idea because coming to a mutual agreement between the teacher and the student would help the student become confident in his or her ability to communicate with others not just with people in their community. The teacher must also understand the language of that student to help teach them proper grammar. During my sophomore year, I became more confident in my ability to write because of the understanding I had with my professor. Although, I still write in a non-standard way it is not a frequent mistake for me. I think that this would be the most effective approach to teaching a Black Student how to speak standard American English because it shows the student that his or her dialect is respected by the teacher, but it is not right if you want to succeed in mainstream
I agree with this idea because coming to a mutual agreement between the teacher and the student would help the student become confident in his or her ability to communicate with others not just with people in their community. The teacher must also understand the language of that student to help teach them proper grammar. During my sophomore year, I became more confident in my ability to write because of the understanding I had with my professor. Although, I still write in a non-standard way it is not a frequent mistake for me. I think that this would be the most effective approach to teaching a Black Student how to speak standard American English because it shows the student that his or her dialect is respected by the teacher, but it is not right if you want to succeed in mainstream