Social identities and multiple selves in foreign language education /

Within foreign language education contexts across the globe, inadequate attention has been paid to documenting the dynamics of identity development, negotiation and management. This book looks at these dynamics in specific relation to otherness, in addition to attitudinal and behavioural overtones c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rivers, Damian J., Houghton, Stephanie, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Subjects:
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Description
Summary:Within foreign language education contexts across the globe, inadequate attention has been paid to documenting the dynamics of identity development, negotiation and management. This book looks at these dynamics in specific relation to otherness, in addition to attitudinal and behavioural overtones created through use of the term 'foreign' (despite its position as an integral marker in language acquisition discourse). This book argues that individual identities are multidimensional constructs that gravitate around a hub of intricate social networks of multimodal intergroup interaction. The chap.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441164384
1441164383
1441160647
9781441160645
9781472542045
1472542045
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.