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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... cultural Perspectives on L2 Learning, Teaching, and Assessment conference (London, July 2010); the Discourse and Transnational Identities conference (Hong Kong, May 2011); two English in Europe conferences (Sheffield, April 2012 ...
... culturally distant. This may seem an odd way to describe matters given that I was middle class and I was white, but it is how I remember feeling at the time. Indeed, so great was my rejection of this predominantly white and middle class ...
... cultural indoctrination, bureaucratic oversight and material suasion ..., turning social support into a vector of discipline and the right to personal development into an obligation to work at precarious jobs. (Wacquant, 2012: 72) Other ...
... cultural. According to this view, globalisation is a diverse, ongoing and ever evolving process, and therefore it ... culturally and historically situated language-related phenomena taking place across a range of time- and space ...
... cultural capital in the hands of nation-states and elites within them continues. Nevertheless, sceptics would also recognise something of Marx's logic of capitalism, whereby larger and larger corporations and conglomerates form and ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |