{"product_id":"9780807772515","title":"We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Do Language\u003c\/em\u003e builds on the authors’ highly acclaimed first collaboration, \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools\u003c\/em\u003e, and examines the need to integrate linguistically informed teaching into the secondary English classroom. The book meets three critical goals for preparing English educators to ensure the academic success of their students. First, the book helps educators acquire a greater knowledge of language variation so they may teach their students to analyze the social, cultural, and linguistic dimensions of the texts they read in class. Second, the chapters provide specific information about language varieties that students bring with them to school so that educators can better assist students in developing the literacy skills necessary for the Common Core State Standards. Third, the text empowers educators to build their linguistic awareness so they may more fully understand, respect, and meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Do Language\u003c\/em\u003e features concrete strategies, models, and vignettes, as well as classroom materials developed \u003cem\u003eby\u003c\/em\u003e English educators \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e English educators. It is essential reading for anyone interested in learning about the role that language plays in the experiences of students, both in secondary and postsecondary environments.\u003cp\u003e“Full of advice and support for walking hand-in-hand with students into imaginative ways of understanding the realities of language variation, this book is pure joy for teachers and college counselors. Even more important is the guarantee that when these educators embrace the humanity and philosophy so touchingly illustrated by the authors, the intrigue of thinking deeply about speaking, writing, and reading is sure to follow for students.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eShirley Brice Heath\u003c\/strong\u003e, Margery Bailey Professor of English \u0026amp; Dramatic Literature and Professor of Linguistics, Emerita, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eWe Do Language \u003c\/em\u003eis an enabling tool for helping teachers and those who prepare them to face—perhaps better than we ever have—the challenge of schooling in the English\/language arts for the 21st century.”\u003cbr\u003e—From the Foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eJacqueline Jones Royster\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ivan Allen Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology and Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Long overdue and much needed. African American English is here to stay, and this book affirms and supports educators \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e African American students, their language, and their culture. I can't thank the authors enough for writing this powerful, thought provoking, and critical analysis of language variation.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Teaching and Learning, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne H. Charity Hudley\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of education, English, linguistics, and Africana studies at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. \u003cstrong\u003eChristine Mallinson\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor in the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program and affiliate associate professor in the Gender and Women’s Studies Program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109361008880,"sku":"9780807772515","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807772515_p0.jpg?v=1763744034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807772515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}