AU - Sperrazza, Lelania. AB - This paper discusses the inequitable social structure of the classroom itself, upheld by the dominance of English, which has contributed to a conflicted writer identity among many university-level writing students in the UAE. Moreover, it explores how autobiographical narratives can positively impact students who lack motivation to write academically. (Author's abstract) http://search.shamaa.org/abstract_en.gif ID - 118180 OP - pp. 15-24 T1 - Narratives of struggle: understanding writer identity in the UAE [Article] UL - 1 http://search.shamaa.org/fulltext.gif https://journal.journals.uob.edu.bh//Article/ArticleFile/2530 Full text (PDF)