グローバル都市ロンドンにおける多言語的アイデンティティ Multilingual Identities in a Global City : London Stories (Language and Globalization)

Block, David

Palgrave Macmillan（2008/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 235 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780230554344
• DDC分類 305.8009421

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2005. This book begins with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities. It then turns to four detailed case studies: East Asian students living and working in London; foreign language teachers from France; London's growing Latino community; and second generation South Asian university students. Via these case studies the book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identitites of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city.

Full Description

Opening with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities, David Block then turns to four detailed case studies: East Asian students living and working in London; foreign language teachers from France; London's growing Latino community; and second generation South Asian university students. Via these case studies the book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city.

Contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface Acknowledgements Globalization and Migration Multiculturalism and Identities The Global City and the History of Migration and Multilingualism in Britain and London Researching London Stories Japanese Graduate Students in London French Foreign Language Teachers in London Spanish-speaking Latinos in London British Asian Undergraduate Students in London; S.Preece Taking Stock: Where to, London? Notes Bibliography Index