Investigating sociohistorical contexts and practices through a community scan: A Canadian Punjabi-Sikh example

Language and Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-57

  Smythe, Suzanne ^a   Toohey, Kelleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; ELL; Literacy; Multiliteracies; Pedagogy; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549119053     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780802152887     Document Type: Article

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