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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... 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 ...
... erasure of social class in applied linguistics research due to the ways in which applied linguists frame their discussions of issues such as identity, inequality, disadvantage and exclusion. My main point here is that social class has.
... inequality and deprivation, and those influenced by the ideas of postmodernism have tended to avoid these topics. Indeed, it is not quite clear whether such study can legitimately be carried out, certainly within existing frameworks ...
... inequality in the US in terms of class. A feminist social critic who has written extensively about race and gender in contemporary American society, hooks here criticises how the emphasis on these two key identity inscriptions can make ...
David Block. tended to see issues of inequality and difference exclusively in terms of race and ethnicity (gender would be added as an important site of inequality and difference as the decade progressed). Social class, as a way of ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |