Author: Susan Dawson

This stimulating volume brings together classic strands of critical sociolinguistic work on how immigrants are disadvantaged in social gatekeeping institutions and the contemporary sociolinguistics of globalization. Taking a broad view of ‘migrants’ as sociolinguistically mobile citizens, the authors mobilize an impressive array of ideological, political and economic frameworks to explore the continuing power of institutions to confer and withhold status […]

Here is the link to the powerpoint that Adrian Holliday used in his talk last week. Adrian Holliday’s powerpoint 14/11/13 I was very much looking forward to this, but somehow got the week wrong. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it if you went along. It looks as if I missed a good one!

This might be of interest to some. English proficiency falters among French      

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