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Publication details [#66539]

Cunningham, Clare. 2019. ‘The inappropriateness of language’: discourses of power and control over languages beyond English in primary schools. Language & Education 33 (4) : 285–301.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This paper reports on to the level to which teachers’ discourses unveil power and control over children’s linguistic repertoires in school. This inquiry is part of a broader project exploring educators’ attitudes towards children who speak languages beyond English (LBE) conducted in six northern English primary schools.