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Canadian Groundedin thenotionof of university. "community prac-
tice"(Lave&Wenger1,991,p.89),thestudyexaminedhowL2learners
negotiatedtheirparticipationand membershipin theirnewL2 class-
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thatstudentsfaced a major challengein negotiatingcompetence,
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