An in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing programme. The book explores ways in which identity positions emerge in the spoken interaction, with a particular focus on gender.

SIÂN PREECE is Lecturer in TESOL Education, Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She is interested in applied linguistics in educational settings and her research interests include gender and language, linguistic and cultural diversity, language learning and student identity. She has published several articles on multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds.