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Peer reviewedZevenbergen, Robyn – Literacy & Numeracy Studies, 2000
Through analysis of teacher talk and student talk in an adult numeracy class, demonstrates how cultural assumptions implicit in numeracy teaching are not made explicit to students. Situated in an English-as-a-Second-Language context, analysis demonstrates how these assumptions are embedded in linguistic choices that present particular kinds of…
Descriptors: Adults, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
