Ebonics is a combination of the terms "ebony" and "phonics". In 1996, the Oakland School Board put forth a plan to legitimize "Ebonics" as a language and use it as a way to communicate with their students. Has the Oakland School Board gone too far by wanting to integrate Ebonics in the schools" learning system? My position on this issue was very uncertain for a long time, but after viewing the video and hearing the in-class discussions I felt certain I was stable on my view.
Before being presented with the video and in-class discussions I favored the thought of so-called "training" teachers to learn Ebonics. I felt that this would be a more effective way to reach those students who had a hard time grappling the proper way to speak and understand "correct" English. When I heard this I thought, "Great, now these youth will be able to prove to America that we can achieve as much as other races." For once, teachers and students would finally be able to understand and communicate more efficiently and make it less likely that students and teachers would get frustrated with each other. This was a very simple and easy way for me to grasp the concept of Ebonics in the schools and accept it. Soon after seeing the video of Dr. Ernest Smith and hearing the classes" comments my opinion drifted towards the side of highly disagreeing.
Ebonics was coined by Robert Williams in 1973 to describe a rich mixture of grammar, syntax, phonology, phonetics, morphology and semantics spoken by people of African descent, or black folks. This was word was not created to describe the problem that Black children have with learning in White Americas" school's. In my opinion this word has nothing to do with enriching the intellect of the students. That's ludicrous! There is no way one can convince me that Ebonics should be taught to teachers and other to communicate with students. Why!? This is a form of dialect that we, us black folks, have come to communicate with.
The Ebonics Controversy Ebonics is a topic that has been the center of much controversy since late 1996. ... What is Ebonics? ... The History of Ebonics The history of Ebonics is the subject of much debate. ... They are not teaching Ebonics. ... The OUSD is not teaching Ebonics. ...
According to books my name (Ebony) means black. ... Also as avowed by my sister Nichole, the personality of me (Ebony) is happy, joyful, and yet, adamant to one's mind, thoughts, and feelings. Therefore, Ebony may be more than what one perceives it to be (A Name). ... The word/name Ebony should be described as a true friend, a caring person, and a loyal dependant. ... Ebony is not just my name, it has grown upon me. ...
This rather modern languange has taken the name "ebonics". The word ebonics comes from the latin root ebon or ebony which means dark. thus, ebonics is the language of the dark or african american people. ... Many languages have come from other languages or the "father languages" such as latin and greek. but ebonics is the result of illiterate people who can't learn or comprehend the english language. ... The official language of the United states is english with spanish rapidly following. notice that french or hebrew or arab is not one of them. niether should ebonics. just because a lar...
Ebonics, which stands for Ebony + Phonics is a new term that Linguistics use to describe Black Dialect or Black English or many of the other names that it has been given for more that 350 years.. has been in the news recently but it is definitely not a new topic. Ebonics is a "language" that is a combination of "proper English" and a combination of African languages. ... This proves that Ebonics has been around for many years and will be around for a long time. ... Ebonics has improved from the early 1600's to now but some of the improper English still stands today. This tells where E...
Ebonics is as much a language as Spanish or French. Ebonics reflex a whole unique culture. Ebonics was developed by African slave descendants; it is a blend of primarily West African and European English. The main difference between Ebonics and traditional English is the distinctive pronunciation, the ways in which the words are combined to form grammatical statements. ... Someone speaking the language of Ebonics is no different then if someone with a heavy southern accent. ...
Ebonica Ebonics, which stands for Ebony and Phonics, is the common term used to describe African American Vernacular English, or many of the other names it has been called in the last 350 years. ... There are three popular theories of the development of Ebonics. ... First of which is Ebonics developed out of contact between African languages and English. ... The second one is Ebonics developed out of contact between African languages and English. ... And the final theory is Ebonics developed out of contact between African languages and English. ...
The Impact of Ebonics as a Classroom Curriculum (Revised) This particular essay on Ebonics is geared towards those who support Ebonics in the classroom. The intention of this essay is to show the effects that Ebonics has on African American students; in doing, so a brief overview of the history of Ebonics will be presented also. ... The true issue of Ebonics is its significance in the classroom. ... "The word Ebonics is a compound word containing the word "ebony", which means black, and "phonics" which means sounds" ("Strategies"). ... Not only was the issue of Ebonics consi...
Should Ebonics Be Taught in School Ebonics is a language system that has become a major part of English used in the United States. ... The national debate on Ebonics did little to clarify the misunderstandings about the hist6ory of the language. ... Ebonics is not a poor sister to English but a language system with roots in West Africa (Perry and Delpit 2). ... It is also important for everybody to know, that not all African Americans speak Ebonics; there are non-African Americans who do speak Ebonics by having grown up in the communities where it is spoken. ... The controversy over the Eb...
But recently Ebonics has been classified as a language. ... On the flipside, "experts- Ernie Smith and Karen Crozier say "Ebonics is not English. ... This suggests that Ebonics is not even a language. ... Smith and Crozier do not have the right mindset for Ebonics. ... Therefore students should have a right to their own language and this includes Ebonics. ...
