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2018
Volume 114, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

This column addresses the problematic “in English” assumption and expectation often found in English language arts classrooms where English is privileged despite students’ multilingual practices.

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