Language Learning, Power, Race and Identity : : White Men, Black Language / / Liz Johanson Botha.
This book investigates the strategies and identities of colonials who have learned the languages of colonised people, using the context of isiXhosa in South Africa. While power in language learning research has traditionally focused on the powerful native speaker and the relatively disempowered lear...
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Encounters
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface: Autobiographical Origins of This Book
- Introduction
- Part 1: Background
- Chapter 1: The Eastern Cape, Then and Now
- Chapter 2: Life History, Identity and Language Acquisition
- Part 2: The Life Histories
- Chapter 3: Childhood: Intimacy and Separation
- Chapter 4: Rites of Passage: Paths Diverge
- Chapter 5: Adult Life and Work: Language and Power
- Chapter 6: Identity Across Spaces: White Discourse and Hybrid Space
- Chapter 7: Conclusion
- Postscript
- Appendices
- References
- Index