Using English as a Social Practice and Its Relation to Identity Construction
This paper explores the notion of identity in communities of practice as proposed by Wenger (1998). Drawing on Wenger's theory of identity, I will explore the construction of identity based on the social practices in which the ESL students in this research are engaged in, as a community of pra...
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3481/1/ISLS_Conference_2005.docx http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3481/ |
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| Summary: | This paper explores the notion of identity in communities of practice as proposed by Wenger (1998). Drawing on Wenger's theory of identity, I will explore the construction of identity based on the social practices in which the ESL students in this research are engaged in, as a community of practice. Therefore, I will explore how the learning and using of English is entwined with the construction of ESL students' social identities. |
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