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A case method approach to academic writing in introductory composition.
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Lakota cultural values and the language of advocacy: An approach to literacy in a Native American community.
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Over the past twenty years, eighteen tribally-controlled colleges have emerged to meet the needs of Native American students who wish to remain in their communities while pursuing a higher education. These colleges are committed to the protection of the language, culture, and political autonomy of native people. Teachers at the tribal colleges have been challenged to develop an appropriate bicultural pedagogy. Literacy programs at the tribal colleges must be constructed around the competencies and cultural identity of the learners. The research provided insights into the communicative behavior and language traditions of one Native American community, the Sicangu (Burst Thigh) b and of the Western Teton Sioux of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Community-based language patterns are evident in the verbal behavior and written discourse of Indian students, particularly those who speak Lakota as their first language. The dissertation offers a description of the tribally-specific dialect of English, the linguistic rules for interaction and interpretation, and the tradition of oratory in the community. The dissertation is interdisciplinary in approach, combining insights derived from Sioux history, Native American literature and literary criticism, sociolinguistics, cognitive psychology, and research on literacy and education. The fieldwork was conducted in a variety of settings: community and tribal council meetings, name-giving ceremonies and pow-wows, Native American Church meetings and traditional ceremonies. Essayist literacy represents a second culture for many Lakota students. To underst and fully the difficulties some students have in mastering essayist literacy, a writing instructor must look beyond ESL pedagogies and an analysis of problems shared by all basic writers. Interethnic communication in the bicultural classroom and the value of feminist and "empowering" teaching strategies are investigated. Literacy is discussed in relation to the educational needs, cultural values, and language models of the Rosebud community. ; Ph.D. ; Bilingual education ; Language ; Cultural anthropology ; University of Michigan ; http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/162276/1/9001588.pdf
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Education; Humanities; Social Sciences
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URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/162276
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Language mixture in the spontaneous speech of Puerto Ricans in San Juan.
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Interviewing as an inquiry approach in the writing classroom.
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