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Direct linkWallace, Kendra R. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2004
The article considers the contributions of Gee's Discourse theory to the study of multiethnic identity among mixed heritage students. By framing experience within social context, activity, and interaction, I argue that Discourse theory facilitates a conceptualization of ethnic identity as a situated phenomenon emerging at the intersection of the…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Ethnicity, Heritage Education, Cultural Background
