A genealogy of conversation : gender subjectivation and learning French in England

Why is French perceived to be a 'female' language in British secondary schools? And why should this explain both girls' superior performance, and boys' under-achievement in the language? My aim in this thesis is to identify, within the framework of a Foucauldian genealogy, the hi...

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Main Author: Cohen, Michele Betty
Published: University College London (University of London) 1993
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.615508