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Dr. Moanakwena studied the language and literacy skills hairdressers used in a Botswana salon. Contrary to policy notion that English is used in vocational education and work, hairdressers engaged a mixed English and Setswana code in the salon and the training college illuminating the need for training to incorporate workplace linguistic realities.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education (PhD) - graduated in 2022