'They have lost their identity but not gained a British one': Non-traditional multilingual students in higher education in the United Kingdom

Language and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Martin, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Language policy; Linguistic repertoires; Minority ethnic students; Multilingual identities; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249086015     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500780903194028     Document Type: Article

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