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Should schools use students’ home dialects of English to teach standard English?
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Selected thesis
Schools should use students' home dialects to teach standard English.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Using students' home dialects may make them more comfortable in school.
Pro claim 2
When teaching standard English, using students' home dialects as a reference will make standard English easier to learn.
Con claim 1
It will be difficult to find English teachers who know students' home dialects.
Con claim 2
Using home dialects in school could harm students' learning of standard English.