LEADER 03418nam 22007211 450 001 9910460124103321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-4742-1222-0 010 $a1-283-11696-0 010 $a9786613116963 010 $a1-4411-6315-8 024 7 $a10.5040/9781474212229 035 $a(CKB)2670000000083516 035 $a(EBL)711034 035 $a(OCoLC)727649543 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523340 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12178630 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523340 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10542255 035 $a(PQKB)11376406 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC711034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL711034 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10471933 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL311696 035 $a(OCoLC)733799995 035 $a(UkLoBP)bpp09258262 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000083516 100 $a20150227d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIdentity, agency and the acquisition of professional language and culture /$fPing Deters 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62356-574-X 311 $a1-4411-0544-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 232-245) and index. 327 $aGlobalization 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. 330 $aWith 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 606 $aAssimilation (Sociology) 606 $aImmigrants 606 $aProfessional employees 606 $aLinguistic minorities 606 $aAcculturation 606 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers 615 0$aAssimilation (Sociology) 615 0$aImmigrants. 615 0$aProfessional employees. 615 0$aLinguistic minorities. 615 0$aAcculturation. 615 0$aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching$xForeign speakers. 676 $a303.48/2 700 $aDeters$b Ping$0916831 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460124103321 996 $aIdentity, agency and the acquisition of professional language and culture$92055407 997 $aUNINA