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Peer reviewedGee, James Paul – Journal of Education, 1989
Argues that second language learning is a form of enculturation that involves learning the perspectives and identities that a culture allows and values. Proposes that a language teacher is actually changing the cultural identity of the student. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification (Psychology)
