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. |
From inside the book
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... characteristics according to Kahl's social class divisions 3.2 Elaborated and restricted code 3.3 Three areas in the Belfast study 3.4 Some features of London English Prologue A prologue can serve many purposes, from being a List of tables.
... English studies, including composition, rhetoric, and literary studies). Combined with these two foundations (subfields and supporting disciplines) was the view of applied linguistics as problem driven and real-world based rather than ...
... English language prose at the time of writing, authors and translators producing their work before the 1970s tended to use generic masculine pronouns, which have all but disappeared from academic writing in the Anglophone world in ...
... English in Europe conferences (Sheffield, April 2012; Copenhagen, April 2013); the International Colloquium on Language Education – Questions of Identity, Teaching and Evaluation (Porto, November 2011); the International Symposium of ...
... English that would have been corrected in my house (e.g. frequent use of ain't and double modals) and, above all, that there was racist language about African American people, which would not have been allowed by my liberal parents. The ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |