Applied linguistics is a field concerned with issues pertaining to language (s) and literacies
in the real world and with the people who learn, speak, write, process, translate, test, teach …

The construction of ancestral language and cultural identities for the children of migrants is
intricately embedded in their lived experiences and discursive positions in the host society …

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 global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of
inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as …

Translation and Migration examines the ways in which the presence or absence of
translation in situations of migratory movement has currently and historically shaped social …

Humor in the Classroom provides practical, research-based answers to questions that
educational researchers and language teachers might have about the social and cognitive …

This state-of-the-art review is based on the fundamental idea that political economy should
be adopted as a frame for research and discussion in applied linguistics as part of a general …

Language occupies a crucial position in neoliberalism, due to the reimagination of language
as commodified skill. This paper studies the role of language ideology in this transformation …

As technology enables migrant learners to maintain multi-stranded connections with their
countries of origin and settlement, they engage with the world with transnational identities …

Showcasing a new methodology in language learning and identity research, this carefully
conceptualized, innovative book explicates the use of autoethnography as a way of re …