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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... lives away from school. As regards the last point, I recall that when one Saturday I went to visit a classmate, I noticed that his house was much smaller than the one I lived in, that it was far more spartanly furnished than the one I ...
... lives of its citizens.' Margaret Thatcher's infamous words – '... who is society? There is no such thing! There are individual men and women and there are families. ...' – produced during an interview published in Women's Own (no. 987 ...
... lives according to the acronym TINA (there is no alternative). Indeed, even in the current economic crisis, dating from 2007 to present (mid-2013), one is still constantly told that there is no alternative to economic policies that ...
... live in their homes and their neighbourhoods. And it is the observation of rising inequality and disadvantage ... lives of individuals and collectives. Globalisation has, in short, upset structures, hierarchies and ways of life ...
... lives (e.g. at the political, financial, cultural and environmental levels) and a balance between fragmentation and centrifugal development, on the one hand, and integration and centripetal development, on the other. In my work over 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 | |