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Identity, Agency and the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture de Ping Deters

Identity, Agency and the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture

Autor Ping Deters
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 noi 2012
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 presents a unique analysis of identity and agency that incorporates the work of Erik Erikson and George Herbert Mead with Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and Lave and Wenger's community of practice framework. Given the pervasive problem of the underemployment of internationally educated professionals in many contemporary immigrant-receiving societies, this book makes a timely contribution that not only advances scholarship but also has important practical and policy implications.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781623565749
ISBN-10: 162356574X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Important empirical contribution to SLA research examining the acquisition of language in professional contexts.

Notă biografică

Ping Deters is a Professor at the English Language Institute, Seneca College, Toronto, Canada.

Cuprins

Acknowledgements \ 1. Globalization and the Migration of Professionals \ 2. Social Perspectives on Identity and Agency in SLA Research \ 3. Qualitative Research in SLA \ 4. Affordances and Constraints in the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture \ 5. The Professional Acculturation Journeys of Two Schoolteachers from Different Times and Places \ 6. Professional Integration in Two Contexts: A Chemical Engineer in Canada and an Architect in Denmark \ 7. The Lived Professional Acculturation Experiences of a Teacher from Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Case Study \ 8. From Local to Global: Research Findings and Their Application to Other Contexts \ Notes \ References \ Appendices \ Index

Recenzii

"This is a most interesting book, which addresses an important issue for societies that embrace immigration. It is beautifully written, and the clear logical presentation of information makes it a pleasure to read. The work rests on a solid data collection with large sample sizes, in depth interviews, and longitudinal case studies. In this book, Ping Deters brings together literature from different academic traditions, (psychoanalysis, sociology, cultural theory, narrative) and carefully explores the ways in which one tradition can illuminate another. The blending of insights from sociocultural theory with the community of practice literature allows for a richer understanding of the ways in which identity is socially constructed. Deters achieves some real insights into the complex and dynamic relationships between individuals and the societies they join. Her discussions of the socially constructed nature of agency and identity are rich and thoughtful and they help to illuminate our understanding of this complex topic."
'This pathbreaking study opens up a world of insight into the struggles and dilemmas of contemporary professionals, as they seek to make a contribution to the societies they have embraced as new immigrants. Deters enables her readers to enter into the inner world of identity, language and culture as well as the outer world of active agency in face of difficult barriers, through vivid narratives that portray the professional lives and achievements of five immigrant teachers working at different levels and in different subject areas in Ontario, Canada.'

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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. This book examines the relationship between identity, agency, and second language acquisition through the experiences of immigrant professionals.