Identity, agency, and the acquisition of professional language and culture. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ping Deters.
• Other Names: Deters, Ping
• Contents: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1Globalization and the Migration of Professionals; Chapter 2 Social Perspectives on Identity and Agency in SLA Research; Chapter 3 Qualitative Research in SLA; Chapter 4 Affordances and Constraints in the Acquisition of Professional Language and Culture; Chapter 5 The Professional Acculturation Journeys of Two School teachers from Different Times and Places; Chapter 6 Professional Integration in Two Contexts:A Chemical Engineer in Canada and an Architect in Denmark. Chapter 7 The Lived Professional Acculturation Experiences of a Teacher from Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Case StudyChapter 8 From Local to Global: Research Findings and Their Application to Other Contexts; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 303.48/2; Assimilation (Sociology); Immigrants; Professional employees; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization; Assimilation (Sociology); Immigrants; Professional employees; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441172433; 1441172432
• Related ISBNs: 9781623565749
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.