Output details
25 - Education
University College London : A - Institute of Education
Book title
Posh talk : language and identity in higher education
Type
A - Authored book
Publisher of book
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN of book
9780230573987
Year of publication
2009
URL
-
Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
-
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
F - Culture, Communication and Media
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
This is a 214 page book of about 80,000 words that has been well received both nationally and internationally. It examines the relationship between academic language and identity for a group of linguistic minority university students from widening participation backgrounds. Drawing on an ethnographically oriented study, it illustrates the students' positioning in the institution as they struggled to make the transition into higher education. It problematises the language remediation ethos that has developed in the sector as the student population has diversified and argues for more inclusive HE pedagogical practices that treat linguistic diversity as a valuable institutional resource.
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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