Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword / Peter Elbow -- Introduction / Shondel J. Nero -- I. World Englishes, Creoles, and Education -- 1. World Englishes and Language Education / Yamuna Kachru -- 2. Keeping Creoles and Dialects Out of the Classroom: Is It Justified? / Jeff Siegel -- II. African American Vernacular English (AAVE)/Ebonics -- 3. Linguistics, Education, and the Ebonics Firestorm / John R. Rickford -- 4. What Should Teachers Do? Ebonics and Culturally Responsive Instruction / Lisa Delpit -- III. Caribbean Creole English -- 5. Teaching English to Caribbean English Creole-Speaking Students in the Caribbean and North America / Lise Winer -- 6. Teaching Jamaican Creole-Speaking Students / Yvonne Pratt-Johnson -- IV. Hawai'i Creole English (HCE)/PIDGIN -- 7. Pidgin, Local Identity, and Schooling in Hawai'i / Diana Eades, Suzie Jacobs, Ermile Hargrove and Terri Menacker -- V. Hispanized English -- 8. English of Latinos From a Plurilingual Transcultural Angle: Implications for Assessment and Schools / Ofelia Garcia and Kate Menken -- 9. Tex Mex, Metalingual Discourse, and Teaching College Writing / Michelle Hall Kells -- VI. West African Pidgin English -- 10. West African World English Speakers in U.S. Classrooms: The Role of West African Pidgin English / Christa de Kleine -- VII. Asian Englishes -- 11. Indian Versus American Students' Writing in English / Anam Govardhan -- 12. Transplant Takes Root: Philippine English and Education / Ma. Lourdes G. Tayao -- Conclusion / Shondel J. Nero.