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All of Myself Has to Change: A Story of Inclusion and Exclusion in an Unequal Learning Space

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Conflict, Exclusion and Dissent in the Linguistic Landscape

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‘How are you?’, I asked one of my former students who came for an interview with me in a school cafe. ‘I’m good. I feel good,’ she quickly answered. ‘I always try. I need to look professional all the time’.

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  1. Ruanni Tupas
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  1. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    Rani Rubdy

  2. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

    Selim Ben Said

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Tupas, R. (2015). All of Myself Has to Change: A Story of Inclusion and Exclusion in an Unequal Learning Space. In: Rubdy, R., Said, S.B. (eds) Conflict, Exclusion and Dissent in the Linguistic Landscape. Language and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137426284_8

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