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11 - Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2021

Stephen Pihlaja
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Newman University
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Discusses education, looking specifically at how religious language interacts with educational settings where a teacher’s religious identity is a key part of their motivation for their work: Christians teaching English as a second or additional language in contexts where teachers are explicitly motivated by their religious beliefs.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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