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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"English language variation"”.
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"Enacting and interrogating the ""academic"" in undergraduate language and literacy practices"
… writers receive about what writing and language practices qualify as “academic.” I consider several aspects of these messages: their broad circulation, as evidenced through discourse analysis of the “rules” presented in first year writing textbooks; their contradictions, as shown through …
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A comparison of English and U.S. American communication patterns in work settings : an English perspective
… examines communication patterns between the English and U.S. Americans in a work environment. These two cultural groups engage in significant business, economic, and political relationships, and though they share many similarities, the cultural and communication differences can lead to …
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Teacher perceptions of student speech
Although language variation is widespread and natural,it is subject to judgement. Where a standard language has developed, other varieties tend to be judged against its "standards". While a number of overseas studies have found that this type of linguistic bias occurs in education and negatively …