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Papers by Carolyn Adger

Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, 1986

The difflculties of cross-cultural communication are balanced by some Interactive phenomena that ... more The difflculties of cross-cultural communication are balanced by some Interactive phenomena that help to explain conversational success. Two children's culturally based styles of participating in arguments do not clash, even though they are quite different, because the conversational goals that are associated with their patterns are not mutually exclusive. Both can \νίη*the same argument: the Black American by m king the final protest in a sequence and the Vietnamese by defusing conflict with mitigated protests. Since their goals are complementary, the children can use famili r patterns to navigate the white water of cross-cultural talk. l. Introduction Research on cross-cultural communication has shown repeatedly that when people come from different cultural backgrounds, they may have trouble communicating with each other, even though they share a language. This trouble has been traced to contrasts in various culturally-based patterns for participating in conversation (

Choice Reviews Online, 1999

Routledge eBooks, 1999

DIALECTS IN SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES Walt Wolfram Carolyn Temple Adger Donna Christian ... Dialects in... more DIALECTS IN SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES Walt Wolfram Carolyn Temple Adger Donna Christian ... Dialects in Schools and Communities Walt Wolfram North Carolina State University Carolyn Temple Adger Center for Applied Linguistics Donna Christian Center for Applied ...

Language and Linguistics Compass, Apr 17, 2007

Current work in linguistics is not well represented in the school curriculum in the USA, partly b... more Current work in linguistics is not well represented in the school curriculum in the USA, partly because of a mismatch with traditional foci in the K-12 (kindergarten through twelfth grade) standard course of studies and because there are very few materials for teaching about the nature of language and language variation. This article sketches the process of developing curricular materials to accompany the 3-hour video documentary, Do You Speak American? and suggests some of the decisions that must be made in developing materials for educational settings concerning scientific knowledge about language.

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Oct 18, 2007

Issues & Answers is an ongoing series of reports from short-term Fast Response Projects conducted... more Issues & Answers is an ongoing series of reports from short-term Fast Response Projects conducted by the regional educational laboratories on current education issues of importance at local, state, and regional levels. Fast Response Project topics change to reflect new issues, as identified through lab outreach and requests for assistance from policymakers and educators at state and local levels and from communities, businesses, parents, families, and youth. All Issues & Answers reports meet Institute of Education Sciences standards for scientifically valid research.

The Texas ERC is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization focused on generating ... more The Texas ERC is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization focused on generating data-based solutions for Texas education and workforce demands. The goal of the Texas ERC is to supply policymakers, opinion leaders, the media, and the general public with academically sound research surrounding today's critical education issues.

The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, 2012

TESOL Quarterly, 2000

BetterAccent Tutor [Computer software] (1999). San Carlos, CA: BetterAccent Tutor. (Available fro... more BetterAccent Tutor [Computer software] (1999). San Carlos, CA: BetterAccent Tutor. (Available from http://www.betteraccent.com) Bruce, B., Peyton,JK, & Batson, T. (Eds.). (1993). Network-based classrooms: Promises and realities. Cambridge: Cambridge University ...

Third National Research …, 1999

The term "language minority students," traditionally applied to populations speaking la... more The term "language minority students," traditionally applied to populations speaking languages other than English, is extended to include native English populations who speak vernacular varieties, including African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Like other language ...

Language, 2000

In response to the problem of high rates of referral of black students to special education and r... more In response to the problem of high rates of referral of black students to special education and related services due to their use of non-standard English (African American Vernacular English, AAVE), a project was undertaken to assess and address the issue in Baltimore (Maryland) public schools ' special education services. An ethnographic study of classroom interaction indicated that students used standard and non-standard English in patterned ways, suggesting that a Tilore important issue is the infrequent opportunities for extended academic talk, the linguistic register of success at school and beyond. Resulting efforts include the following: research with speech/language pathologists that has developed a regionally-normed profile of AAVE for more accurate student assessment; training of teachers in interactive instructional strategies to enhance academic talk; and development of teacher training materials and curricular materials for students designed to recontextualize lang...