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cover of episode 24: Higher Ed Discrimination (with Gail Clements, Marnie Jo Petray, and Fabio Trecca)

24: Higher Ed Discrimination (with Gail Clements, Marnie Jo Petray, and Fabio Trecca)

2021/3/31
logo of podcast Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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For many students, university opens up new frontiers of learning — and new ways to be marginalised for their language use. A new book explores the problem of linguistic discrimination in higher education, and how to work toward fixing it.

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