The social construction of age : adult foreign language learners

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The social construction of age : adult foreign language learners

Patricia Andrew

(Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton)

Multilingual Matters, c2012

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Size of hbk.: 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book explores the social construction of age in the context of EFL in Mexico. It is the first book to address the age factor in SLA from a social perspective. Based on research carried out at a public university in Mexico, it investigates how adults of different ages experience learning a new language and how they enact their age identities as language learners. By approaching the topic from a social constructionist perspective and in light of recent work in sociolinguistics and cultural studies, it broadens the current second language acquisition focus on age as a fixed biological or chronological variable to encompass its social dimensions. What emerges is a more complex and nuanced understanding of age as it intersects with language learning in a way that links it fundamentally to other social phenomena, such as gender, ethnicity and social class.

目次

Introduction: A First Glimpse of Age Part I Framing Age as Socially Constructed Chapter 1 The Age Factor and Second Language Acquisition Chapter 2 Present-Day Approaches to the Study of Age Chapter 3 Viewing Age through a Social Constructionist Lens Part II The Social Construction of Age in Mexico Chapter 4 Constructing Age in Later Adulthood Chapter 5 Constructing Age in 'Middle' Adulthood Chapter 6 Constructing Age in Young Adulthood Final Reflections

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