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English in Education
Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Volume 34, 2000 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Reading and Culture: the Experience of some of our Bilingual Pupils

Andrey RosowskyHead of English, Kimberworth Comprehensive School, Rotherham
Pages 45-53 | Received 28 Jun 2008, Accepted 07 Apr 2010, Published online: 01 Mar 2018

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