Multiple Dimensions of Academic Language and Literacy Development

Language Learning

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages 130-152

  Cumming, Alister ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Culture; Discourse community; Dynamic assessment; Language switching; Multilingual students; Voice; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873717139     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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