Speaking Mennonite at School: A Narrative Analysis of the Role of Language in Immigrant Educational Experiences
This paper examines the ways in which 1.5-generation immigrant mothers from a marginalized minority group (Low German-speaking Mennonites from Mexico) construct school experiences in relation to language. Starting from the perspective of identity as being constructed in language, analysis of audio-r...
Main Author: | Christine Kampen Robinson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada
2017-08-01
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Series: | Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal |
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Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/29352 |
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