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Peer reviewedCanagarajah, A. Suresh – College Composition and Communication, 1997
Explores the culture of a summer writing course (at the University of Texas) for first-year ethnic minority students that is designed to help induct them gradually into the academic culture and improve retention rate. Observes and records behavior and discourses of the class's African American students. Focuses on learning strategies displayed in…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, Coping, Cultural Context
