Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence

by Keith Gilyard

Book Overview

An exploration of the key issues of language education for African Americans.

A unique blend of memoir and scholarship, Keith Gilyard's Voices of the Self is a penetrating analysis of the linguistic and cultural "collision" experienced by African-American students in the public education system. Gilyard examines black students "negotiate" their way through school and discusses the tension between the use of Black English and Standard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814322255
• ISBN13: 9780814322253
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"