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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... Chapter 2), but to justify its use. In an earlier publication on the topic of social class and how it might be a useful construct in second language acquisition and learning research, I used not 'social class', but 'class', writing the ...
... chapters, monographs and collections that have discussed in detail the exact meaning of the term and defined what it is that applied linguistics does (e.g. Simpson, 2011a). Chris Brumfit's (1991: 46) succinct definition of the field as ...
... Chapter 4, entitled 'Social class in bi/multilingualism research', I frame English language learners around the world as bi/multilinguals and therefore include discussions of material which some might see as part of 'world Englishes ...
... Chapters 1 and 2 and specialists in applied linguistics in general to help me with the material covered in Chapters 3, 4 and 5. For some readers, there will be the odd clanger (I do hope that 'odd' is the appropriate adjective here, as ...
... Chapters 1 and 2 of this book. What I will say here is simply that my move to a stance which is more aligned with critical realism does not mean that I have become a hard-core 'essentialist' or 'structuralist' (two words that have ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |