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‘To Know Is to Love?': Language Awareness and Language Attitudes in a Barbadian Classroom

‘To Know Is to Love?': Language Awareness and Language Attitudes in a Barbadian Classroom

Chloe Walker
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799840756|ISBN10: 1799840751|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799856795|EISBN13: 9781799840763
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch004
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Walker, Chloe. "‘To Know Is to Love?': Language Awareness and Language Attitudes in a Barbadian Classroom." Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms, edited by Janice E. Jules and Korah L. Belgrave, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 66-84. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch004

APA

Walker, C. (2021). ‘To Know Is to Love?': Language Awareness and Language Attitudes in a Barbadian Classroom. In J. Jules & K. Belgrave (Eds.), Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms (pp. 66-84). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch004

Chicago

Walker, Chloe. "‘To Know Is to Love?': Language Awareness and Language Attitudes in a Barbadian Classroom." In Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms, edited by Janice E. Jules and Korah L. Belgrave, 66-84. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter explores the relationship(s) between language awareness and language attitudes among second year students at High School X, a prestigious secondary school in Barbados. The analysis of data from a mixed-methods case study reveals findings which suggest that students exhibit moderate levels of language awareness, low levels of ‘active' language awareness, and high levels of ‘passive' language awareness. Further, the students hold ambivalent feelings toward Bajan dialect, positive feelings toward Standard English unanimously, and view Standard English as superior to Bajan. Based on these findings, the chapter considers the most effective place(s) for use of non-standard varieties in Barbadian classrooms, particularly stressing their potential to improve students' language awareness in the social and power domains. The chapter also supports an integrative approach to the teaching of Standard English based on the socio-linguistic complexities of the Barbadian context.

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