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Identity issues in building an ESL community: The Puerto Rican experience
Author(s) -
Morales Betsy,
Blau Eileen K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.324
Subject(s) - puerto rican , identity (music) , sociology , pedagogy , english as a second language , gender studies , anthropology , aesthetics , philosophy
English has a unique status in Puerto Rico, giving rise to special challenges in building community and teaching English as a second language on the island. Identity is at the core of these issues.