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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... stratification in societies use two terms: 'class' and 'social class'. In this article, I use the former term, following the general trend in sociology. (Block, 2012a: 203) Some two years later, as I write this book, I find myself in ...
... the status quo of socioeconomic stratification worldwide because of the lack of attention to economics and ultimately class politics and practice in different societies around the world. Meanwhile, in Setting the Scene.
... stratification existent in twenty-first-century societies around the world. This book is, in its foundations, about social class as a construct and my argument throughout will be that it is a construct which is highly useful to those ...
... stratification' or even 'social class'. In coming years, 'white flight' came into my life. In its earliest usage, 'white flight' was a term used to describe the large-scale migration taking place in the 1950s and 1960s of white ...
... stratified instead of less so. No one who reads a newspaper, or goes online or watches television on a dayto-day basis can escape the seemingly endless flow of bad news about debt, bailouts and, of course, the ubiquitous 'markets ...
Contents
What is Social Class? | |
Social Class in Sociolinguistics | |
Social Class in BiMultilingualism Research | |
Social Class in Second Language Acquisition and Learning | |
Epilogue | |
Index | |