The professor, A.W. Strouse, wrote an op-ed about his concerns last week. The piece, titled "Why We Need Greater Linguistic Diversity," appeared at Inside Higher Education.
In his op-ed, Strouse objects to "linguistic monoculture," "for aesthetic reasons," and because he believes professors "need to vary our ways of speaking in order to avoid the precanned insights and stale platitudes that deaden thought."
He cites another professor who praises the "the African-American vernacular" for its direct style of "’cussin’ out’ and ’reading people,’ as well as ’getting real’ and ’trash talk.'"
Trying to help students change their speech patterns is bad, Strouse says.
