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Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (Language and Globalization)
Elise M. Dubord
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Description for Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (Language and Globalization)
Hardcover. This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; CFB; CFF; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.
This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Language and Globalization
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137301017
SKU
V9781137301017
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Ref
99-15
About Elise M. Dubord
Elise DuBord is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Northern Iowa, USA. Her research interests include intercultural language contact, critical race theory, language policy, and community-based learning.
Reviews for Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (Language and Globalization)
“This book effectively illustrates the daily life of a social group that needs to navigate language in order to successfully gain admission into the setting they seek to enter, and provides important insights into how day labourers think and act in order to work effectively in a society … . All in all, this work gives the day labourers a ... Read more