Language, gender and citizenship: Obstacles in the path to learning english for Bangladeshi women in London's East End

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ahmed, Nilufar ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladeshi women; Citizenship; Learning english, Tower Hamlets

Indexed keywords

EID: 55249091876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1813     Document Type: Review

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