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Identity, agency and the acquisition of professional language and culture

Title
  1. Identity, agency and the acquisition of professional language and culture / Ping Deters.
Published by
  1. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2011.
Author
  1. Deters, Ping.

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Description
  1. viii, 257 pages; 24 cm
Uniform title
  1. Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
Subject
  1. Assimilation (Sociology)
  2. Immigrants
  3. Professional employees
  4. Linguistic minorities
  5. Acculturation
  6. English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
  7. Fremdsprachenlernen
  8. Berufstätiger
  9. Einwanderer
  10. Akademiker
  11. Akkulturation
  12. Fachsprache
  13. Spracherwerb
  14. Berufstätiger
  15. Soziale Integration
  16. Andraspråksinlärning
  17. Globalisering
  18. Ontario
Contents
  1. 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.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-245) and index.