Attitudes and Cultural Background and Their Relationship to English in a Multicultural Social Context: the case of male and female Arab immigrants in Canada Footnote[1]

[1] An earlier version of this article was presented at the conference of the Canadian Council on Multiculturalism and Intercultural Education, and the National Race‐Free, Bias‐Free ECE Network.

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