How might we access your dissertation?> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:51:46 -0600> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: attitudes about grammar> To: [log in to unmask]> > 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> > > > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web> > interface at:> > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html> > and select "Join or leave the list"> > > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > > it now. > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web > > interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select > > "Join or leave the list"> > > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/> > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at:> http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html> and select "Join or leave the list"> > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/
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