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Direct linkWebb, Nigel L. – Journal of Geography, 2007
Findings related to the background knowledge, writing, and reading of disadvantaged students in a South African university geography department are discussed. The notion "academic discourse community" is used as an analytical framework. Findings indicate that students and instructors alike face several extreme challenges. (Contains 6…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Discourse Communities, Geography Instruction, Academic Discourse
