The Language of Adult Immigrants: Agency in the Making

by Elizabeth R. Miller

Book Overview

This work explores how immigrant small business owners co-construct their theories of agency, in relation to language learning and use. It explores the constitution of language learner agency by drawing on performativity theory. It builds on the work of Vygotsky and Bakhtin along with research on 'agency of spaces' and language ideologies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783092033
• ISBN13: 9781783092031
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"