Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ542873
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Publication Date: 1996
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Literacy and Cultural Displacement.
Balhorn, Mark
College ESL, v6 n2 p50-61 Dec 1996
Discusses the close connection between cultural beliefs and practices and the use of language and focuses on the erosive impact of Western language literacy on native cultures. Suggests that when teachers teach connections between first- and second-language discourses, students can retain the intimate truths of their primary discourse while expressing insights in a language intelligible to everyone. (19 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Culturally Relevant Education, Culture Conflict, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Research, Language Usage, Literacy Education, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Teacher Role, Western Civilization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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