Second Language Identities

by David Block

Book Overview

Second Language Identities examines how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts. It begins with a detailed presentation of what has become a popular approach to identity in the social sciences (including applied linguistics) today, one that is inspired in poststructuralist thought and is associated with the work of authors such as Anthony Giddens, Zygmunt Bauman, Chris Weedon, Judith Butler and Stuart Hall.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147252604X
• ISBN13: 9781472526045
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"