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UNINA9910815245203321 |
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Autore |
Stroud Christopher |
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Titolo |
Style, Identity and Literacy : English in Singapore / / Christopher Stroud, Lionel Wee |
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Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2011] |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-33343-0 |
9786613333438 |
1-84769-597-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) |
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Collana |
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Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers - Singapore |
Native language and education - Singapore |
Multilingualism - Singapore |
English |
Languages & Literatures |
English Language |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-235) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Social Practices and Linguistic Markets -- 2. Multilingualism in Late-Modern Singapore: A Portrait -- 3. Multilingualism in Late Modernity: Literacy as a Refl exive Performance of Identity -- 4. Some Data About Our Data -- 5. Fandi and Ping: Literacy Practices and the Performance of Identities on Ambivalent Markets -- 6. Edwin, Wen and Yan: Styling Literacy Practices Inside and Outside the Classroom -- 7. Sha: A Comparison -- 8. Pedagogy, Literacy and Identity -- 9. The Dynamics of Language Distribution in Late-Modern Multilingual Singapore -- References -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Style, Identity and Literacy: English in Singapore is a qualitative study of the literacy practices of a group of Singaporean adolescents, relating their patterns of interaction – both inside and outside the classroom – to the different levels of social organization in Singaporean society (home, peer group and school). Combining field data gathered through |
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