Recommendations to Public Speaking Instructors for the Negotiation of Code-switching Practices Among Black English-speaking African American Students From: The Journal of Negro Education | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Greene, Deric M; Walker, Felicia R | Copyright Howard University Fall 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

This article offers six recommendations that instructors can employ to encourage effective classroom code-switching practices among Black English-speaking students in the basic communication course: (a) reconsider attitudes, (b) communicate expectations, (c) demonstrate model language behavior, (d) affirm students' language, (e) create culturally reflective assignments, and (f) develop assessment methods.

The development of communication skills is recognized as an integral component of...