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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Results 1-5 of 45
... material which some might see as part of 'world Englishes'. Another term I would like to clarify here is erasure, defined by Judith Irvine and Susan Gal as follows: Erasure is the process in which ideology, in simplifying the ...
... material intact, and as a consequence, the reader will see a lot of 'he' and 'his'. In all such cases, masculine pronouns should be understood to refer to all human beings. A second issue, and one that also relates to older sources, is ...
... material covered in 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 ...
... material from many disciplines in this book, some readers will find themselves saying on occasion: 'Yes, but what about X?' I harbour no delusions about my ability to cover everything that has been written or said about social class ...
... 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 critics of neoliberalism (e.g. Callinicos, 2010 ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |