Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Permissions Granted; PART I Vernacular Englishes: Crossroads of Linguistics and Literature; 1 Introduction; 2 Vernacular Language and Literature: Myths and Paradoxes; 3 Vernacular Use in School: Evolution of Responses and Related Challenges; 4 Pedagogical Possibilities; PART II Texts and Topics: Case Studies for Teaching; 5 Canonicity and Intertextuality: Louise Bennett, "Bans O'Killing," and Sapphire, Push
6 Authenticity: Zora Neale Hurston, "Story in Harlem Slang," and Paul Keens-Douglas, "Wukhand"7 Code-Switching: John Kasaipwalova, "Betel Nut is Bad Magic for Airplanes"; Louise Bennett, "Colonisation in Reverse"; Patricia Grace, "Letters From Whetu"; and Others; 8 Delegitimization: Mark Twain, "A True Story Repeated Word for Word as I Heard It"; 9 Form and Formal Innovation: Roddy Doyle, The Snapper; 10 Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; References; Index
This book draws on applied linguistics and literary studies to offer concrete means of engaging with vernacular language and literature in secondary and college classrooms. The authors embrace a language-as-resource orientation, countering the popular narrative of vernaculars as problems in schools. The book is divided into two parts, with the first half of the book providing linguistic and pedagogical background, and the second half offering literary case studies for teaching. Part I examines the historical and continued devaluing of vernaculars in schools, incorporating clear, usable expl
