Language for the social construction of knowledge: Comparing classroom talk in Mexican preschools

Language and Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-150

  Wegerif, Rupert ^a   Mercer, Neil ^a   Rojas Drummond, Sylvia ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 84937183367     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500789908666764     Document Type: Article

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