*** Dr Nashid Nigar and Professor Alex Kostogriz *** Imagine stepping into a classroom where students expect you to embody English in its “native” form, fluency, and culture. For many non-native…
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编者注： "土著人民有权建立和管理他们的教育系统和机构， 以适合其文化教学方法的方式， 用自己的语言提供教育"。 (联合国 《土著人民权利宣言》 第14条）。 尽管有诸如此类的国际保护措施， 原住民在教育领域仍然处于劣势地位。 本文着眼于以超语实践理论， 探求解答这一问题的途径。 English version of this article available here. *** 作者： 余星星, Nashid Nigar, 钱祺 *** Tibetan Buddhist stupa and houses…
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