Positioning proficiency: How students and teachers (de)construct language proficiency at school

Linguistics and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-281

  Martin Beltrán, Melinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual proficiency; Discourse; Dual two way immersion; Positioning; Sociocultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649756263     PISSN: 08985898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.linged.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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