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Neoliberalism and applied linguistics / David Block, John Gray, Marnie Holborow

Gray, John ; Holborow, Marnie

London : Routledge, 2012

168 p

Englisch

Front Cover; Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: David Block, John Gray and Marnie Holborow; 2. What is neoliberalism?: Discourse, ideology and the real world: Marnie Holborow; 3. Neoliberal keywords and the contradictions of an ideology: Marnie Holborow; 4. Economising globalisation and identity in applied linguistics in neoliberal times: David Block; 5. Neoliberalism, celebrity and 'aspirational content' in English language teaching textbooks for the global market: John Gray

6. The marketisation of language teacher education and neoliberalism: characteristics, consequences and future prospects: John Gray and David BlockNotes; References; Index

Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics

978-0-203-12812-1 ; 978-0-415-59204-8 ; 978-0-415-59205-5 ; 978-1-136-46692-2

978-0-415-59204-8 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

2011033723

Online-Ausg.

2011

Available via World Wide Web

ER 555      Ähnliche Literatur

P129

LOC-SH: Electronic books

Neoliberalism - Social aspects ; Electronic books

Includes bibliographical references and index

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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 role of political economy, namely the way in which social, political and economic factors relate to one another within the context of a capitalist economy. The authors take the view that engagement with political economy is central to any fully rounded analysis of language and language-related issues in