Languages discourses in Australian middle-class schools: parent and student perspectives.

Much of the literature on social class and language study in schools argues that for middle-class parents and their children, languages are chosen for their capacity to offer forms of distinction that provide an edge in the global labour market. In this paper, we draw on data collected from intervie...

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Published in:	Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 98 - 113
Main Authors:	Wright, Jan, Cruickshank, Ken, Black, Stephen
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2018
Subjects:	Language & education Speech & social status Language policy Education of the middle class Cultural identity Lingua francas Multiculturalism Social classes Australia
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