College Composition and Communication Sep 2021

Beyond Disciplinary Drama: Federal Dollars, ESL Instruction for African Americans, and Public Memory

Dorell Oneil Thomas

Abstract

A 1969 English 101 class at the University of Wisconsin, where linguists used ESL pedagogy to teach Black American students, has dense connections to the Dartmouth Conference. This work recovers a matrix of related linguists who did not disclose their interest in defining who qualifies as a native English speaker.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2021-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc202131587
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multilingual writers

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