Language Conflicts? African American Vernacular English, Standard English, and Students Rights to Their Own Texts
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Steven Lessner | Towson University, MD → Towson University | |
| Speakers | Teresa Redd | Howard University, Washington, D.C. → Howard University | Dialect Dilemmas in an HBCU Composition Program: African American English, Standard English, and Ethnolinguistic Identity |
| Speakers | Daryl Lynn Dance | The University of Kansas, Lawrence → University of Kansas | Rhetoric, Identity, and Speech: Examining the Rhetoric of ‘Students’ Rights to Their Own Language’ |
| Speakers | Steven Lessner | Towson University, MD → Towson University | Preserving Identity through Diverse Dialects: The Validity of Using AAVE in Composition Classrooms |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 249 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.
Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “Language Conflicts? African American Vernacular English, Standard English, and Students Rights to Their Own Texts.” 2007 Convention Program, New York, session L.26. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 3, 2026.