非洲裔美国黑人英语的教学价值

The Pedagogical Value of African American Vernacular English

美国加利福利亚奥克兰地区学校委员会标准英语教学项目公开承认非洲裔美国黑人英语的合法性以及在学校教学中的教育价值。作为标准美国英语的教学桥梁,笔者认为可以从三个方面来理解黑人英语的作用:第一,黑人英语可以成为黑人学生已有知识向新知识过渡的桥梁;第二,黑人英语是黑人学生语言“接受能力”和“生成能力”的中间环节;第三,在教师的帮助下,黑人学生通过对比、翻译、对语言多样性的了解,能够改变他们对自身语言的认识,提高学习的动机和积极性。

The Standard English Proficiency Program (S. E. P. ) in Oakland Unified School District acknowledges African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as a legitimate language in classrooms and sets up AAVE as the bridge to teaching Standard English. Its pedagogical value to Standard American English can be understood in several senses:1st, AAVE can be a bridge between new information and already known information; 2nd, AAVE is a medium device between language 'receptive ability' and 'productive ability' ; 3rd, teachers can help black children recognize language diversity through comparing, translating and providing linguistic knowledge of AAVE and standard English and help them improve standard American English.