Book Review. Making Language Visible in Social Studies: A Guide to Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, by Sharon Besser and Ruslana Westerlund

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Book Review. Making Language Visible in Social Studies: A Guide to Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, by Sharon Besser and Ruslana Westerlund

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Author Biography

Elih Sutisna Yanto , Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang

Elih Sutisna Yanto is a board member of the Exploratory Practice Indonesian Community (EPiC) and a teacher training and education faculty member at Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Indonesia. His research interests are language teacher professional development, Systemic Functional Linguistics in language education, and qualitative research in ELT.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/jtl3.1468

Published

2025-09-19

How to Cite

Yanto , E. S., & Suwarno, S. (2025). Book Review. Making Language Visible in Social Studies: A Guide to Disciplinary Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, by Sharon Besser and Ruslana Westerlund. Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, 18(3), e1468. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/jtl3.1468

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