1. Bernstein's Theory of Linguistics
... main idea is that the middle class child can be seen as being able to retain both the elaborated and restricted codes, whereas, "children within sections of working class are expected to be limited to a restricted code," (Bernstein, 1971, p.136). This judgmental statement coincides with the idea that one class is more superior to the other. The middle class is often seen ... children in modern day schooling are at an immediate disadvantage as they're not used to conversing using such formal and technical dialect. Many of those in the teaching profession are of middle class and therefore...
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