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Neoliberalism and applied linguistics / David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Block, David, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Applied linguistics.
- Globalization.
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Neoliberalism--Social aspects.
- Neoliberalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <P>This book explores neoliberalism - a view of the world that puts the market at its centre- from the perspective of applied linguistics.</P><P></P><P><EM>Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics</EM> argues that while applied linguistics has become more interdisciplinary in orientation, it has ignored or downplayed the role of political economy, namely the way in which social, political and economic factors relate to one another within the context of a capitalist economy. The authors take the view that engagement with political economy is central to any fully rounded analysis of language and la
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: David Block, John Gray and Marnie Holborow; 2. What is neoliberalism?: Discourse, ideology and the real world: Marnie Holborow ; 3. Neoliberal keywords and the contradictions of an ideology: Marnie Holborow ; 4. Economising globalisation and identity in applied linguistics in neoliberal times: David Block ; 5. Neoliberalism, celebrity and 'aspirational content' in English language teaching textbooks for the global market: John Gray
- 6. The marketisation of language teacher education and neoliberalism: characteristics, consequences and future prospects: John Gray and David BlockNotes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-46691-6
- 1-283-45863-2
- 9786613458636
- 1-136-46692-4
- 0-203-12812-5
- 9780203128121
- OCLC:
- 798532873
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