My recent dissertation examined the ways that non-standard English 
speaking African American students adjust to the expectations by 
academic faculty that college students use Standard English grammar. The 
study examined the attitudes and perceptions such students have about 
using Standard English grammar, focusing particularly on the 
implications of the "acting white" phenomenon.

Dr. Rosemary R. Jackson
Vice President-Educational Media and Distance Learning
Kennedy-King College

Carol Morrison wrote:

> I am currently conducting research with my Freshman writing sections on 
> that topic as it relates to learning grammar as a whole and the value 
> that students assign it in the spectrum of their writing curricula. The 
> results of my study will not be analyzed until the end of 
> January/mid-Feb.(I am working with a panel of researchers who are 
> examining other aspects of teaching grammar as well) I am not aware of 
> any published studies in that area, but I am also interested  in 
> learning of them.
> Best-
> Carol Morrison
> 
> "Katz, Seth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>     Dear Friends:
> 
>     A student in my introduction to language course wants to do her
>     final project on people's attitudes about grammar. Has anyone
>     studied and published work on why people love--or fear--or loathe
>     grammar? Can anyone point us to research on the topic?
> 
>     Thanks--
>     Seth
> 
>     Dr. Seth Katz
>     Assistant Professor
>     Department of English
>     Bradley University
> 
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