Hybrid discursive practices in a South African multilingual primary classroom: A case study

English Teaching

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 80-95

  Makoe, Pinky ^a   McKinney, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

English language learners; Hybrid identities; Multilingual classroom; Peer learning; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349915801     PISSN: 11758708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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