“I don't know… it contradicts”: Identity construction and the use of English by high school learners in a desegregated school space

English Academy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 25-41

  Makubalo, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

English; Language; School desegregation; South Africa; Youth identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041110935     PISSN: 10131752     EISSN: 17535360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10131750701452287     Document Type: Article

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