The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition (Staffroom Interchange).

Shen, Fan

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ERIC Number: EJ403608

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition (Staffroom Interchange).

Shen, Fan

College Composition and Communication, v40 n4 p459-66 Dec 1989

Describes and explores the experiences of reconciling the author's Chinese identity with an English identity dictated by the rules of English composition. Shows how the cultural background shapes approaches to writing in English and how writing in English redefines ideological and logical identities. (RS)

Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Self Concept, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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