Linguistic Cultural Capital and Basic Writers.

Brammer, Charlotte

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ERIC Number: EJ650329

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Linguistic Cultural Capital and Basic Writers.

Brammer, Charlotte

Journal of Basic Writing, v21 n1 p16-36 Spr 2002

Uses student essays to illustrate the linguistic variations that many basic writing students bring to the academy and then offers some insights from second language acquisition and literacy studies that may help writing specialists enhance pedagogical practice to better serve these students. (SG)

Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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