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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790045103321

Autore

Deters Ping

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2011

ISBN

1-4742-1222-0

1-283-11696-0

9786613116963

1-4411-6315-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/2

Soggetti

Assimilation (Sociology)

Immigrants

Professional employees

Linguistic minorities

Acculturation

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-245) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Globalization and the migration of professionals -- Social perspectives on identity and agency in SLA research -- Qualitative research in SLA -- Affordances and constraints in the acquisition of professional language and culture -- The professional acculturation journeys of two school teachers from different times and places -- Professional integration in two contexts : a chemical engineer in Canada and an architect in Denmark -- The lived professional acculturation experiences of a teacher from Hong Kong : a longitudinal case study -- From local to global : research findings and their application to other contexts.

Sommario/riassunto

With globalization and the ever-increasing migration of professionals, issues related to learning an additional language and culture in professional contexts are prominent in many contemporary societies. Drawing upon data from an extensive research study of internationally educated professionals, this book examines the affordances and



constraints to successful professional acculturation, and the relationships between identity, agency, and the acquisition of professional language and culture. The author provides a succinct review of socially informed theories of second language acquisition, and