Shifting language attitudes in a linguistically diverse learning environment in South Africa

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-269

  Bangeni, Bongi ^a   Kapp, Rochelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

English second language; Identity; Language attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249158202     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jmmd495.0     Document Type: Article

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