Growing Pains: Challenges in Saskatchewan's New EAL Programs

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  • Carmen Elizabeth McCrea University of Saskatchewan

Author Biography

Carmen Elizabeth McCrea, University of Saskatchewan

English as an Additional Language secondary teacher with the Sasaktoon Public School Division.

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Published

2014-05-01

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014): Special Themed Issue in EAL Education

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Essays

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