Discourses, Identities and Investment in Foreign Language Learning

This book explores discourses of foreign language education in Ireland. It adopts a critical approach to SLA, examining the complex interplay between the construction of identity in the school context, discourses of language learning and investment in language learning.

About the author

Jennifer Martyn is Assistant Professor at Dublin City University, Ireland. Her research interests include the sociolinguistics of language learning, language learning discourses, and gender and language learning.

Summary

This book explores discourses of foreign language education in Ireland. It adopts a critical approach to SLA, examining the complex interplay between the construction of identity in the school context, discourses of language learning and investment in language learning.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Martyn, Martyn Jennifer
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781800415645
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-564-5
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Ireland, Sociolinguistics, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Gender studies, gender groups, Relating to adolescence / teenage years, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)