Style, identity, and literacy : English in Singapore /
Style, Identity and Literacy: English in Singapore is a qualitative study of the literacy practices of a group of Singaporean adolescents, relating their patterns of interaction - both inside and outside the classroom - to the different levels of social organization in Singaporean society (home, pee...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol, UK :
Multilingual Matters,
©2012.
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Colección: | Critical language and literacy studies ;
13. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Style, Identity and Literacy: English in Singapore is a qualitative study of the literacy practices of a group of Singaporean adolescents, relating their patterns of interaction - both inside and outside the classroom - to the different levels of social organization in Singaporean society (home, peer group and school). Combining field data gathered through a series of detailed interviews with available classroom observations, the study focuses on six adolescents from different ethnic and social backgrounds as they negotiate the learning of English against the backdrop of multilingual Singapore. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847695970 1847695973 1283333430 9781283333436 9786613333438 6613333433 |