Teacher Attitude and Teaching the Black Dialect Student to Write Using Standard English

Author

Julia Holmes-Williams

Date of Award

1991

Type

Thesis

Major

Specialist in Education

Degree Type

Special Degree in Education

Department

Teacher Education

First Advisor

Dr. James Brewbaker

Second Advisor

Dr. Harold L. Whitman

Third Advisor

James H. Chappel

Abstract

This descriptive study examined the relationship between low achievement in writing and teacher attitudes, both positive and negative, toward nonstandard language use. The study also examined teacher attitude toward strategies to improve those skills. Finally, this study compared the methods selected to teach Black-dialect speakers with those selected to teach whites.

Participants in this study were language arts teachers in four rural Southwest Georgia counties. The data gathering Instrument was a Likert-scale questionnaire. Comparisons were made based on participants' years experience and level of training. The results indicated that these teachers were positive concerning the Black-dialect speakers' ability to write effectively. Likewise, these teachers supported the view that writing Improvement can be achieved with the same methods as those used with white students.

Recommended Citation

Holmes-Williams, Julia, "Teacher Attitude and Teaching the Black Dialect Student to Write Using Standard English" (1991). Theses and Dissertations. 661.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/661