Social class in applied linguistics / David Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Block, David, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics--Social aspects.

Applied linguistics.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Social aspects.

Language and languages.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Economic aspects.

Language and culture--Social aspects.

Language and culture.

Social interaction.

Sociolinguistics.

Social aspects.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xiv, 201 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"Publications on language and identity generally focus on global language and culture flows, and are seldom informed by political economy. Additionally, social class, as an identity inscription, is ignored. This book argues that the increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come with the consolidation of neoliberal policies and practices worldwide, requires changes in how we think about identity. Proposing that social class should be brought to the fore as a key construct, the book opens with an in-depth theoretical discussion of the concept, before tying it to areas of applied linguistics such as world Englishes, second language acquisition, multilingualism and language teaching"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Setting the scene 1

2 What is social class? 24

3 Social class in sociolinguistics 73

4 Social class in bi/multilingualism research 110

5 Social class in second language acquisition and learning 146.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415548175

0415548179

9780415548182

0415548187

9781315871141

1315871149

OCLC:

644680093