Contemporary Perspectives On Language Culture And Identity In Anglo American Contexts

Author : Éva Antal
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527540308
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Language, Culture and Identity in Anglo-American Contexts written by Éva Antal and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays highlights the great variety one finds in contemporary scholarly discourse in the fields of English and American studies and English linguistics in a broad and inclusive way. It is divided into thematically structured sections, the first two of which examine the motif of travelling and images of recollection in literary works, while the third and the fourth parts deal with male and female voices in narratives. Another chapter discusses visual and textual representations of history. The last two subsections focus on the rhetorical and theoretical questions of language. The pluralism of themes indicated in the book’s title can thus be regarded not as a limitation, but, rather, as evidence of its potential.

Author : British Association for Applied Linguistics. Meeting
Publisher : Jacqui Small
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Culture and Identity in Applied Linguistics written by British Association for Applied Linguistics. Meeting and published by Jacqui Small. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language, Culture and Identity is a collection of papers from the BAAL Annual Conference at the University of Bristol 2005. The thirteen papers, by researchers from Britain and across Europe, represent a range of research orientations within Applied Linguistics which connect in different ways with issues in culture and identity. Two plenary addresses from the conference, by Roz Ivanič and Srikant Sarangi, explore the themes of identity and culture in contexts of learning and of work. Papers addressing language planning and policy issues present recent analyses of francophone identity in Canada and Sami identity in Finland. The issues of culture and identity in writing are explored in different papers from the perspective of identity construction in academic writing, discipline cultures in higher education contexts, the consequences of these for interdisciplinary writers, and how writers construct audience identity though the linguistic choices they make. Empirical studies of language learning and teaching are also represented, with papers on Processing Instruction and Intercultural Pragmatics. The themes of identity and culture in these papers connect a range of sub-disciplines within Applied Linguistics, and also connect knowledge building in Applied Linguistics with pervasive themes in research across the social sciences, into the ways people as individuals and in communities understand, shape and represent their experiences of learning and work.

Author : Kinga Földváry
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526142112
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cowboy Hamlets and zombie Romeos written by Kinga Földváry and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a systematic method of interpreting Shakespeare film adaptations based on their cinematic genres. Its approach is both scholarly and reader-friendly, and its subject is fundamentally interdisciplinary, combining the findings of Shakespeare scholarship with film and media studies, particularly genre theory. The book is organised into six large chapters, discussing films that form broad generic groups. Part I looks at three genres from the classical Hollywood era (western, melodrama and gangster-noir), while Part II deals with three contemporary blockbuster genres (teen film, undead horror and biopic). Beside a few better-known examples of mainstream cinema, the volume also highlights the Shakespearean elements in several nearly forgotten films, bringing them back to critical attention.

Author : Sarjit Kaur
Publisher : Penerbit USM
ISBN 13 : 9838617032
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives in English Language Studies: Linguistics and Literature (Penerbit USM) written by Sarjit Kaur and published by Penerbit USM. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing contemporary perspectives and new developments in the field of English language studies has gained ascendancy in view of the fact that such concerns about learning and teaching English make important contributions to society. Such discussions are of critical importance in today’s globalised societies and more needs to be done towards collaboratively presenting the growing wealth of quality research in linguistics and literature. Linguists and scholars continue to champion the need to interrogate the discourse of literary and language texts using a number of critical frameworks that help sensitise readers to the ideological nature of literary discourse and the ways in which certain dominant ideas of nation, race, ethnicity and gender are ratified or challenged. Readers need to be constantly challenged to think, interpret and evaluate differing views and perspectives. The collection of chapters in this book explores contemporary issues and perspectives in linguistics and literature among educators and researchers whose primary focus is to examine the manner in which English is used for various educational purposes from traditional curriculum demands to answering broader questions about human knowledge, global citizenship and social engagement.

Author : Vera da Silva Sinha
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027261245
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Culture and Identity – Signs of Life written by Vera da Silva Sinha and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dynamics of language, culture and identity are a major focus for many linguists and cognitive and cultural researchers. This book explores the inextricable connection that language has with cultural identity and cultural practices, with a particular emphasis on how they contribute to shaping personal identity. The volume brings together selected peer-reviewed papers from the 7th International Conference on Language, Culture and Mind with other specially commissioned chapters. Like the conference, this book aims to enhance mutual understanding among researchers from diverse disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, offering a wealth of insights to a wide range of readers on recent culturally oriented cognitive studies of language.

Author : Miguel Mantero
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607527006
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity and Second Language Learning written by Miguel Mantero and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of “identity” and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies. However, the reader will notice that we did not build just one link. This volume brings to light the diversity of research in identity and second language studies that are grounded the notions of community, instructors and students, language immersion and study abroad, pop culture and music, religion, code switching, and media. The chapters reflect the efforts of contributors from Canada, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States who performed their research in the countries just mentioned and in other regions around the world. Because of this, this volume truly offers an international perspective.

Author : Szu-Wen Kung
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429997256
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Translation of Contemporary Taiwan Literature in a Cross-Cultural Context written by Szu-Wen Kung and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation of Contemporary Taiwan Literature in a Cross-Cultural Context explores the social, cultural, and linguistic implications of translation of Taiwan literature for transnational cultural exchange. It demonstrates principally how asymmetrical cultural relationships, mediation processes, and ideologies of the translation players constitute the culture-specific translation activity as a highly contested site, where translation can reconstruct and rewrite the literature and the culture it represents. Four main theoretical themes are explored in relation to such translation activity: sociological studies, cultural and rewriting studies, English as a lingua franca, and social and performative linguistics. These offer insightful perspectives on the translation as an interpretive encounter between not only two languages, two cultural systems and assumptions taking place, but also among various translation mediators. This book will be useful to scholars and students working on translation and cultural studies, China/Taiwan literature studies, and literature studies in cross-cultural contexts.

Author : Richard Kiely
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781845535704
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, Culture and Identity in Applied Linguistics written by Richard Kiely and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language, Culture and Identity is a collection of papers from the BAAL Annual Conference at the University of Bristol 2005. The thirteen papers, by researchers from Britain and across Europe, represent a range of research orientations within Applied Linguistics that connect in different ways with issues in culture and identity. Two plenary addresses from the conference, by Roz Ivanic and Srikant Sarangi, explore the themes of identity and culture in contexts of learning and of work. Papers addressing language planning and policy issues present recent analyses of francophone identity in Canada and Sami identity in Finland. The issues of culture and identity in writing are explored in different papers from the perspective of identity construction in academic writing, discipline cultures in higher education contexts, the consequences of these for interdisciplinary writers, and how writers construct audience identity though the linguistic choices they make. Empirical studies of language learning and teaching are also represented, with papers on Processing Instruction and Intercultural Pragmatics. The themes of identity and culture in these papers connect a range of sub-disciplines within Applied Linguistics, and also connect knowledge building in Applied Linguistics with pervasive themes in research across the social sciences, into the ways people as individuals and in communities understand, shape and represent their experiences of learning and work.

Author : Will Baker
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501502166
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture and Identity through English as a Lingua Franca written by Will Baker and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) on a global scale forces a reassessment of our understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity in intercultural communication. This book outlines how we might conceive of this relationship in the fluid communicative practices of ELF, which leads to a revaluation of notions of intercultural competence and related pedagogic practices.

Author : Om Prakash
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000218007
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Foundations of Identity written by Om Prakash and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of chapters in this book brings together researchers working in paradoxes and complexities of cultural identities through uses of language and literature from varied perspectives. This volume is an important step towards achieving the goal of reaching out to many who have been looking at the complexities of identity formation from linguistic, cultural, social and political perspectives. Please note: This title is co-published with Aakar Books, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka.