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"This is an in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing program. The book explores ways in which identity positions emerge in the spoken interaction, with a particular focus on gender"--Provided b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Preece, Siân, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [U.K.] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher)
Report writing > Study and teaching (Higher)
Listening > Study and teaching (Higher)
Minorities > Education (Higher)
Women > Education (Higher)
Multicultural education.
Feminism and education.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
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Summary:"This is an in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing program. The book explores ways in which identity positions emerge in the spoken interaction, with a particular focus on gender"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 214 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230573987 (hardback)
0230573983 (hardback)