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An Analysis of the Media Coverage in the Course of the Oakland Ebonics Controversy


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2010

22 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. WHAT IS EBONICS/AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH
1.1 ORIGIN AND BACKGROUND
1.2 EBONICS/AAVE CHARACTERISTICS

2. THE EBONICS CONTROVERSY
2.1 THE OAKLAND CASE
2.2 EXCURSUS: THE BLACK ENGLISH TRIAL AT THE ANN ARBOR SCHOOL

3. MEDIA RESPONSE
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2 MAIN POINTS OF CONTROVERSY
ISSUE #1: IS EBONICS A DISTINCT LANGUAGE OR MERELY SLANG? IS EBONICS INCORRECT
ENGLISH?
ISSUE #2: BASIC MISUNDERSTANDING: STUDENTS WILL BE TAUGHT IN EBONICS/AAVE
ISSUE #3: DOES RECOGNIZING MINORITY SPEECH PATTERNS IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE
OR IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN GENERAL?
ISSUE #4: FUNDING FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STUDENTS OR EBONICS SPEAKERS
3.3 OVERALL IMPRESSION

4. LINGUISTS’ RESPONSE TO MEDIA CRITICISM
4.1 RACISM IN THE NEWS
4.2 LESSONS LEARNED FROM OAKLAND
4.3 NEED FOR EDUCATION

CONCLUSION

WORKS CITED

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Title
An Analysis of the Media Coverage in the Course of the Oakland Ebonics Controversy
College
University of Leipzig
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2010
Pages
22
Catalog Number
V152510
ISBN (eBook)
9783640646548
ISBN (Book)
9783640646203
File size
587 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Ebonics, African American Vernacular Englisch, AAVE, Oakland, Ann Arbor, Dialect, Racism, The New York Times, Media Coverage, Distinct Language, New York Daily News, LSA, Media Critique, Language Variety, Funding, Language Diversity, Language Minority Speakers
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Clara Schwarz (Author), 2010, An Analysis of the Media Coverage in the Course of the Oakland Ebonics Controversy, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/152510

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