The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom

Description

Lisa Delpit's book makes use of vignettes and personal dialogue to discuss how educators have used language as a way to segregate and alienate students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Citation

Delpit, L. (2008). The skin that we speak: Thoughts on language and culture in the classroom. New York: The New Press.

Name

Calli Lewis Chiu

Media Type

Book

Submitted by Email

clewischiu@fullerton.edu

Category Flags

Cultural Diversity

Diverse Income Levels

Language Diversity

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General

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