Full Description
Language and Identity is the third volume of the Readings in Language Studies series published by the International Society for Language Studies, Inc. Edited by Paul Chamness Miller, John L. Watzke, and Miguel Mantero, volume three sustains the society's mission to organize and disseminate the work of its contributing members through peer-reviewed publications. The book presents international perspectives on language and identity in several thematic sections: discourse, culture, identity in the professions, policy, pedagogy, and the learner. A resource for scholars and students, Language and Identity, represents the latest scholarship in new and emergent areas of inquiry.
Contents
Introduction.
Section I. Language, Identity And Discourse.
Chapter 1. The Impact of English on the Saudi Woman's Identity; Reema Alsweel.
Chapter 2. Irish Diaspora and National Identity: Circulations of Public and Private Discourse in a Discourse-Historical Analysis of The Toronto Globe and Mail; Jennifer Clary-Lemon.
Chapter 3. Imagined Communities: Identity and English as a Global Language; Erin Mikulec.
Chapter 4. Language Environment and Identity: The Effects of a Short-Term Return Trip Abroad on a Japanese Adolescent Double; Brian G. Rubrecht and Kayoko Ishikawa.
Chapter 5. Constructing "Them" from "Their" Perspective: The Discursive Image of Latinos Created by Latino Authors; Megan Strom.
Chapter 6. Mediated Humor in the Legal Setting: The Construction of New Identities; Marjorie Zambrano-Paff.
Chapter 7. The Representation of Social Actors and Transitivity Clauses in Three Online English Broadsheets in the Philippines; Clarisse Ann P. Ilustre.
Chapter 8. Language Brokering in Practice: Linguistic Power, Biliteracy Events, and Family Life; Steven Alvarez.
Section II. Language, Identity And Culture.
Chapter 9. (Mis)Use of Pronouns as Index of Bicultural Identity; Patricia Gubitosi and Elena García Frazier.
Chapter 10. Imagined Identities: An Examination of Self-Authorship on Facebook; Luba V. Iskold.
Chapter 11. From West Indian Black to Afro-Costa Rican: A Socio-Historical Perspective on the Role of Language, Race and Culture in the Transition; Lisbeth A. Philip.
Chapter 12. The DEAF^WORLD and Competence in ASL: Identity and Language Issues; Timothy Reagan.
Chapter 13. Papiamento/u: The Language that Identifies the People of Aruba and Curaçao; Keisha Irma Wiel.
Chapter 14. Reading—From Hating to Loving: High School Students' Identities, Honored through Culturally Relevant Literature; Mia Angelica Sosa-Provencio.
Section III. Language, Identity And The Professions.
Chapter 15. Stayers and the Leavers: The Identity of S/FL Teachers at a Time of Critical Shortage; Peter B. Swanson.
Chapter 16. English as a Dominant Language: Locating Foreign Language Teaching within Bourdieu's Framework of Capital; Jihyun Nam.
Chapter 17. Identity Negotiation in the Workplace: Shifting Between Imposed, Claimed, and Negotiable Identities; Gloria Vélez-Rendón.
Chapter 18. Confessions of a Cultural Drag Queen, or Reflections on Acting Like the Native Speaker in Foreign Language Education; Jennifer Wooten.
Section IV. Language, Identity And Policy.
Chapter 19. Examining Professional Identity Development through L2 Student Teacher Journals; David R. Byrd.
Chapter 20. Language Educational Policy and the Children of Economic Migrants: Learning from the Experiences of South American Families in Japan; Cheiron McMahill and Erica Muramoto.
Chapter 21. Wat is 'n Suid-Afrikaner? Constructions of Identity in the New South Africa; Timothy Reagan.
Chapter 22. Language Use in the Education of Elementary School Children in Kinshasa Congo; Karen M. Van Wyk.
Chapter 23. Language Rights in the United States Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Eduardo D. Faingold.
Section V. Language, Identity And Pedagogy.
Chapter 24. Re-Conceptualizing Teacher and Learner Identities for a Paradigm Shift Towards a Cosmopolitan English Education Curriculum; Naghmana Ali.
Chapter 25. The Crossing Over—When Vernacular Language Speakers Become Teachers of Major Languages; Clover McKenzie, and Judith Orogun.
Chapter 26. Power Dynamics in a Multilingual Korean Language Classroom and Pedagogical Implications; Jeeweon Shin.
Chapter 27. Discovering Cultural/Linguistic Identities for Borderland 3 Pre-Service Teachers to Enhance Academic Writing; Nancy Wasser.
Chapter 28. Should There Be a Sixth C? Critical Pedagogy in the Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Context; Timothy Reagan.
Section VI. Language, Identity And The Learner.
Chapter 29. Exploring the Value of Heritage Languages and Cultures in Public Schools in a Globalizing World: The Case of Mandarin Classes in a Secondary School; Roumiana Ilieva.
Chapter 30. Short-Term Study Abroad and Cultural Sessions: Issues of L2 Development, Identity, and Socialization; John Schwieter and Sarah J. Kunert.
Chapter 31. A Study of Communication Strategies Used by EFL Learners; Huei-Chun Teng.
Chapter 32. Learning English as a Foreign Language: Act of Identity or Act of Conformity? Gerrard Mugford.
Index.
About the Contributors.
