Social Class in Applied LinguisticsIn this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on aspects such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion and sexuality. Political economy, and social class, as an identity inscription, have been undervalued. This book argues that increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come with the consolidation of neoliberal policies and practices worldwide, requires changes in how we think about identity and proposes that social class should be brought to the fore as a key construct. Social Class in Applied Linguistics begins with an in-depth theoretical discussion of social class before considering the extent to which social class has been a key construct in three general areas of applied linguistics- sociolinguistics, bi/multilingualism and second language acquisition and learning research. Throughout the book, Block suggests ways in which social class might be incorporated into future applied linguistics research. A critical read for postgraduate students and researchers in the areas of applied linguistics, language education and TESOL. |
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David Block. SOCIAL CLASS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS David Block Routledge Taylor & Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK First published 2014 by Routledge 2 Park Square , Milton. Title Page.
... 90 3.4 Some features of London English 98 A.1 Goldthorpe's class categories 172 A.2 NS - SEC analytic classes , operational categories and subcategories , 2010 173 PROLOGUE A prologue can serve many purposes , from being List of tables.
... London over a period of three years – 2010–2012. I thank fellow members Melanie Cooke, John Gray, John O'Regan, Siân ... London (October 2011); Hong Kong Polytechnic University (May 2011); Institute of Education, University of ...
... London, from 1996 to 2012. It is often said that the British are obsessed with social class, the implication being (1) that other nations and their peoples do not share such an obsession with social class and (2) Setting the scene 7.
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Contents
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2 What is social class? | 24 |
3 Social class in sociolinguistics | 73 |
4 Social class in bimultilingualism research | 110 |
5 Social class in second language acquisition and learning | 146 |
Epilogue | 164 |
Goldthorpes class categories | 172 |
NSSEC analytic classes operational categories and subcategories 2010 | 173 |
Transcription conventions | 175 |
References | 176 |
Index | 191 |