BlogPost 9/6

I believe that the reason behind reading this piece was to learn about the different styles of speech and writing throughout the globe. The children learning AAL had different backgrounds and ethnicities than we have in America. The mix of cultural differences can have a large impact on how an individual learns new techniques. These children used slang and other types of speech in their dialogue, which didn't completely relate to American writing and speech. It is important that we learn that different literacies can affect the way we, as humans, communicate with each other. This piece also demonstrated the difficulties that foreign classrooms can have with adapting to new material. Not only was AAL used by African Americans, but Pacific Islanders and Latinos had also practiced the language. The grammatical structures reflected specific backgrounds from where each child came from. I believe that this piece was chosen to help us understand how and why certain structures are used in different societies. Their were similarities between the cultures, such as the way the people in South Vista used slang. The children would use words, such as "ghetto," which is also used in areas around the United States. The author also explained the use of hip-hop in the community, and that has become very popular in America's modern society. Overall, I thought this story was a good way to gain an understanding about literacies in distant cultures and how speech may be altered due to ethnic differences.