1st Edition
Communities of Practice in Language Research A Critical Introduction
By Brian King
Copyright 2019
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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Communities of Practice in Language Research provides an up-to-date and critical introduction to the community of practice framework and how this can be applied to language research. Critiquing and offering alternative suggestions for the ways in which researchers frame research participants as members of communities of practice, with the goal of inspiring use of the Community of Practice... Read more
Author Acknowledgements
Foreword by Janet Holmes
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 – Communities of Practice
Chapter 3 – Language Variation & Change
Chapter 4 – Language, Gender, and Sexuality
Chapter 5 – Language in the Workplace
Chapter 6 – Language Learning
Chapter 7 – Language in the Online/Offline Nexus
Chapter 8 – Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A – Transcription Conventions
Appendix B – Participant Descriptions
Index
Biography
Brian W. King, School of English, The University of Hong Kong
"This book provides a useful guide for those interested in using CoP as a conceptual and analytically tool for applied linguistics research. It provides a much-needed and detailed critique of how CoP research has been interpreted and used, drawing attention to the need for equal consideration of the linguistic and social when examining the interaction of social practices and modes of belonging."Donna Starks, La Trobe University, Australia
