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The Acquisition of Academic Literacy in a Second Language: A Longitudinal Case Study.
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Spack, Ruth – Written Communication, 1997
Examines the reading and writing strategies of one student over a three-year period and traces the process she went through to acquire college-level academic literacy in English, her second language. Suggests that the student's educational background shaped her approach to United States academic discourse practices. (TB)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Higher Education