The Economist

Don’t ditch standard English. Teach it better

TEACHING ENGLISH as a first language is not easy—many youngsters leave school feeling they never quite mastered its finer points. Recently some commentators have been wondering whether the standard ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Harmful Attitudes About Standard English Reinforce Social Inequity

In Rob Jenkins’s essay, “We Must Help Our Students Master Standard English” (The Chronicle, In Rob Jenkins’s essay, “We Must Help Our Students Master Standard English” (The Chronicle, April 10), he ...
The Conversation

Five things people get wrong about standard English

When I recently explained why teaching grammar in primary school still matters, Radio 4’s Today programme invited me to debate the importance of standard English. My opponent was Nevile Gwynne, a ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

We Must Help Students Master Standard English

For years, many academics have questioned the importance — even the justice — of requiring college students to master standard English. The discussion 20 or 30 years ago was about a student’s right to ...
The New York Times

Blackness and Standard English Can Coexist. Professors, Take Note.

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BBC

Standard and non-standard English

I’m Mr Smith and today we’re going to practise how to use standard and non-standard English. These greetings all convey a similar message: Hello. However, some of these phrases include standard ...