Emma Clark

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

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[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@MsHenderson05 @DrPorcher Agreed! Teachers should encourage students to share and celebrate their backgrounds rather than conform to traditional English #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@MiaJReed22 @DrPorcher I think it is so important to encourage students to speak how they are comfortable in the classroom and know that there is no correct English. Every student should feel safe in the classroom. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher I believe I have the responsibility to use my privilege to stand up against anti-Black violence and use my voice when I can. I also think it’s important to keep educating myself and others on racial issues and not ever be ignorant to the world around me. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@CameronVeazey02 @DrPorcher I like the way you worded this, seeing Black language as incorrect or informal is a big issue in hindering it’s progress in the classroom. Teachers need to learn and remove their anti-Black Englishways and welcome black language in the classroom #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@Caitlyn_Kirk_ @DrPorcher I agree that the traditional teaching of English in schools and the “right way to speak” is anti-Black English and there is no right way to speak. Strict formal English in the classroom is a way of anti-Blackness and needs to be altered #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher Anti-blackness has been woven into education in many ways, as AAVE terms have often been misused in media as slang terms, but banned in the classroom as informal terms, when they are all correct and a part of a language and culture #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher @dr_s_bertrand Hi everyone! My name is Emma Clark and I major in English and minor in Writing at the University of Delaware! #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

I would replace “should be” with “is formally” to remove the expectation, and I would completely discard the last sentence, as it’s definitely not a must to communicate effectively, but a set of rules which can be helpful in building sentences and communication #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@StephGaynor2 @DrPorcher I like how you said people would not have to hide who they are to fit in, so much of personal identity is lost in the pressure to conform and be accepted and respected, all in the narrow space of mainstream English. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher A world where we are all linguistically free would be much less oppressive and more diverse. People would be able to speak in their mother tongues without pressure to conform to white mainstream English, and people would feel more pride in their backgrounds. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@StephGaynor2 @DrPorcher My nana is from the Bronx and has a pretty distinct NY accent as well. When she’s with other people from NY, I think she’s proud of her background, but she tends to speak more formally and hide her NY accent and slang when she’s speaking with anyone else. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher My personal “mother’s tongue” would be a pretty traditional, grammatical correct English, as she’s an English teacher. She has a slight NY accent, her family being from The Bronx, but has more of a formal dialect, rather than a city dialect. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher Your mother’s tongue, as described in the article, is the dialect a person grew up hearing and learning. For Amy, her mother’s “broken” English was considered informal and unintelligent, as she lived in America and was expected to speak with formal English. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher It’s important to remember different dialects do not take away from intelligence or deservingness. I was raised with privilege, my character never questioned by my language, but I know not everyone has this privilege, and I’ll acknowledge it for those w/o it.
#teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@DrPorcher Hello! My name is Emma and I am an English major with a writing minor, and I’m honestly not sure where I want to go with it, but that’s what college is for, right? #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

@kerrickkenna I agree with your definitions of formal and informal language- I like your perspective on how it depends who is talking that decides the language used, like if you’re in a job interview vs hanging with friends. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

After class today, my understanding of formal vs informal language has been challenged because my idea of language is very centered around my own experiences with language, and I am learning to view language in mind with different dialects and upbringings. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

I think language is characterized by the professional world, as using formal language is usually understood as being educated and professional, though I think informal language is much more common and practical. #teacheredumatters

[Emma Clark @emmaclarkud]

Informal language is how we speak in an everyday setting, like when we speak to family or friends. Formal language is how we speak more professionally or how we write with proper grammer, not always necessarily ideal for everyday life. #teacheredumatters