Critical thoughts on teaching standard english

Curriculum Inquiry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-169

  Speicher, Barbara L ^a   Bielanski, Jessica R ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lake Forest School District   (United States)

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EID: 33749857264     PISSN: 03626784     EISSN: 1467873X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0362-6784.00160     Document Type: Article

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