I 100% believe that people should use their own slang in their writing and be able to speak with their friends and family in whatever language is most comfortable for them—but when it comes to academics I believe that we should all have one common language… English. I am completely for everyone expressing their culture, but I think that in order for everyone to be on the same page and be actively learning in America there has to be one common language. As for what Suresh Canagarajah is saying, I think some people around the world use different variations on English which is completely acceptable in the diverse world that we live in. When it comes to teaching I’ve never exactly thought of all the things that were brought to my attention this school year, such as having to accommodate for students that don’t exactly speak perfect English.
In my teaching if I can tell what a student is trying to say I will not mark them down points, but I do want to also teach them Standard English because it is something that I strongly believe that everyone should have knowledge on. More on the article by Suresh Canagarajah, the main points of his article are basically about the fact that there are so many different variations of English and that he grew up speaking Nigerian English and was always targeted when there is no wrong version of English.
Brandie,
ReplyDeleteI agree with some parts of your paper one being how students should be able to grasp and understand basic standard English. Which I believe is true because it gives students this understanding on how to write in academic language and how to talk professionally. Though I do believe students should have the opportunity to incorporate their own language into their own writing or when trying to understand grammar. The reason I believe that is because I feel it will help to reiterate the authors point on helping students feel like their language is important.
I think in this blog you did not do some of these patterns completely. You showed some complex sentences by having an independent and depend clause joined by a coordinating conjunction, but you did not switch it by having the depend clause in the middle.
I think you could change the sentence to: although I believe students should have a right to express their culture, I believe in order for everyone to be on the same page in America there has to be one common language. Which the original sentence is located in your first paragraph.
Brandie,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you still stressed the importance of standard american english. There is a fine line between allowing everyone their own language and forgetting the importance of edited english. I agree with Tihesha that you had some complex sentences started but did not finish the pattern. Other than that great post.
Brandie,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you still stressed the importance of standard american english. There is a fine line between allowing everyone their own language and forgetting the importance of edited english. I agree with Tihesha that you had some complex sentences started but did not finish the pattern. Other than that great post.