This review of research offers a synthesis and analysis of research studies that address
issues of language and literacy practices and learning in transnational contexts of migration …

In this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social
class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on …

The second edition addresses new theoretical and empirical developments since its initial
publication, including the burgeoning influence of globalization and the relentless rise of …

This text details the practical applications of Bourdieu's theories in a series of specific
pedagogic research studies, showing how his ideas can be put into practice. Language …

8 Stephen May additional language has definite societal roles in the linguistic repertoire of
its users”(Kachru, 1994, p. 797). More broadly, Kachru argues that the conception in the SLA …

In recent years there has been growing concern over the pervasive disparities in academic
achievement that are highly influenced by ethnicity, class and gender. Specifically, within the …

The proportion of international students in Chinese higher education is increasing, however,
there remains little research that explores their motivations and how their learning of …

Classroom code switching in foreign language teaching is still a controversial issue whose
status as a tool of both despair and desire continues to be hotly debated. As the teaching of …

Pierre Bourdieu was one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. He argued
for, and practiced, rigorous and reflexive scholarship, interrogating the inequities and …

A large body of work has investigated the presence of English and its teaching and learning
in the developing world where English is used as a second/foreign language. While this …