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Dixson, Adrienne Clayton, Dominique 2015-01-21T19:55:25Z 2015-01-21T19:55:25Z 2017-01-22T10:15:40Z 2014-12 2015-01-21 2014-12 The study examines the role of language for college students that grew up in African American communities and that are speakers of African American English. The study looked at the participants’ everyday talk and how they talked about their language practices and experiences, socially and academically. The purpose of this study is to understand students’ practices and experiences with language in college settings. The method that was used to collect data was a focus group. The major themes that emerged from this study were centered on the labeling of languages/and or dialects that the participants spoke, code switching, negotiation of space and racialization of language. The participants showed the complexities of being an AAE speaker in higher education. Throughout the paper, there have been instances of the participants implying that their experiences on campus and, in general, schools go further than their language use. Research that further investigates how AAE speakers navigate college spaces and how they perceive language is needed to get a better understanding of student language needs in school settings. This research supports that language practices, behaviors and attitudes are complex; they are fluid and change as the social context changes. Item withdrawn by Laura Spradlin (lspradl2@illinois.edu) on 2014-11-21T15:00:14Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 1 Clayton_Dominique.pdf: 434760 bytes, checksum: 5da2806b73c88cf589c334d804cca61c (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2015-01-21T19:55:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dominique_Clayton.pdf: 434530 bytes, checksum: eb316553646ee4e9c4f24bd55c056831 (MD5) Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 73180 Lift date: 2017-01-21T19:56:18Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system U of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 73180 on 2017-01-22T10:15:40Z. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/72991 en Copyright 2014 Dominique Clayton African American English race higher education The negotiation of language in college settings text Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp 1760 Educational Policy Studies 0220 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.A. MA:Educ Policy Studies -UIUC 10KS0220MA