Identity, agency, and the acquisition of professional language and culture

Identity, agency, and the acquisition of professional language and culture / Ping Deters.

This book examines the relationship between identity, agency, and second language acquisition through the experiences of immigrant professionals. With globalization and the ever-increasing migration of professionals, issues related to learning an additional language and culture in professional conte...

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Main Author: Deters, Ping
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2011.
Subjects:
Assimilation (Sociology)
Immigrants.
Professional employees.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Immigrants
Professional employees
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1Globalization and the Migration of Professionals; Chapter 2 Social Perspectives on Identity and Agency in SLA Research; Chapter 3 Qualitative Research in SLA; Chapter 4 Affordances and Constraints in the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture; Chapter 5 The Professional Acculturation Journeys of Two School teachers from Different Times and Places; Chapter 6 Professional Integration in Two Contexts:A Chemical Engineer in Canada and an Architect in Denmark.
  • Chapter 7 The Lived Professional Acculturation Experiences of a Teacher from Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Case StudyChapter 8 From Local to Global: Research Findings and Their Application to Other Contexts; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.

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