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Academic English As A Second Language For Gaps, Gulbahar Beckett
Academic English As A Second Language For Gaps, Gulbahar Beckett
Gulbahar Beckett
For decades, research has pointed to significant gaps between African American and White
student academic achievement. In this article, I critically discuss the literature on African
American student academic achievement from pedagogical, cultural, and sociolinguistic
perspectives. I then argue for a stronger linguistic and pedagogical approach to bridge the gap
and propose a curriculum idea that teachers may find useful should they decide to adopt this
approach.