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1. Social Class in Applied Linguistics

   By David Block

   Publications on language and identity generally focus on global language and culture flows, and are seldom informed by political economy. Additionally, social class, as an identity inscription, is ignored. This book argues that the increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come...

   To Be Published November 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics

   By David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow

   This book explores neoliberalism – a view of the world that puts the market at its centre- from the perspective of applied linguistics. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics argues that while applied linguistics has become more interdisciplinary in orientation, it has ignored or downplayed the...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. Globalization and Language Teaching

   Edited by David Block, Deborah Cameron

   This book considers the issues globalization raises for second language learning and teaching. Block and Cameron's collection shows how, in an economy based on services and information, the linguistic skills of workers becomes increasingly important. New technologies make possible new kinds of...

   Published October 24th 2001 by Routledge