Four. The Piano Lesson

Burns, Martha Dennis; Tucker, Mark; Tick, Judith; T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina

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“…The questions guiding their analysis are as follows: In what ways do characters depend on their native language as they navigate society as they construct their realities? If the author wrote the characters' dialogue in what is considered “academic English”, would it impact the story in any way? How so? In addition, showing the movie version of The Piano Lesson (Richards, 1995) could provide an opportunity to delve into the functionality of BL. Through studying the language use and embodiment of the characters and of their own, students could examine other crucial elements of BL for identity marking and making, and how rhetorical effects such as tonal and rhythmic elements of speech, songified, musical quality, and paralinguistics (nonverbal communicative techniques) extend and intensify meaning.…”

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“Changing the course of the stream”: A retrospective analysis of artful language learning opportunities

McMurtry

2023

J Adolescent & Adult Lit

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Historically, language instruction involving Black Language (BL) assumes a goal of eradication, particularly in school‐sanctioned literacy practices. Language arts education for Black students must be liberatory, that is, antiracist and artful. The opportunities for English Language Arts (ELA) teachers to create, augment, and change the course of traditional ELA methods are abundant. In this article, the author takes up “inquiry as a stance” to provide a retrospective analysis of the implementation of two Artful Language Learning Opportunities (ALLOs) from an uncritical code‐switching unit plan designed for 11th‐grade students in 2011, and to offer ways that the ALLOs were (and could be) modified to center the dynamism that BL and thus disrupt White linguistic hegemony. This study's implications highlight the need to shift language instruction toward exploring critical concepts, embracing cultural pride, and incorporating equitable frameworks to empower students and transform teaching practices. By prioritizing the study of BL, educators can create inclusive learning environments that recognize and celebrate linguistic diversity, and, in doing so, understand that mastery in standardized English(es) is an inevitable outcome.

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Section: Findings: Revised Implications and New Possibilities Through...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“Changing the course of the stream”: A retrospective analysis of artful language learning opportunities

McMurtry

2023

J Adolescent & Adult Lit

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Four. The Piano Lesson

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“Changing the course of the stream”: A retrospective analysis of artful language learning opportunities

“Changing the course of the stream”: A retrospective analysis of artful language learning opportunities

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