Language and Identity

David Evans is a Fellow in Education in the Education Faculty at Liverpool Hope University, UK

• Part 1 Theoretical Overview1. Introduction David Evans 2. The Identities of Language David Evans 3. How Language Shapes Social Perception Philippe Chassy Part 2 Languages, Discourses and Identities in the World4. Quebec’s Shift from Ethnic to Civic National Identity: Implications for Language Attitudes Amongst Immigrants in Montreal Ruth Kircher 5. Trilingualism and Uyghur Identity in the People’s Republic of China Mamtimyn Sunuodula, Anwei Feng and Bob Adamson 6. ‘Queensland for Ever & Augus un ballybug go braugh’: The Expression of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Irish Emigrant Letters Marije van Hattum 7. Indigenous Languages, Cultures and Communities in the Amazon: Strengthening Identities Alex Guilherme Part 3 Critical Pedagogies8. The Language of Leisure and Physicality: Constructing and Re-constructing Identity Wendy Bignold9. Drama and the Identity of the Language Learner Bernie Hughes 10. Towards a Cultural Paradigm of Alterity in Modern Foreign Language (MFL) Learning David Evans 11. English Language Teacher Identity: A Framework for Teacher Learning and Professional Development Richard Kiely 12. ConclusionIndex

In this three-part collection ... David Evans and other contributors explore the interrelationships between language and identity with a particular focus on how language shapes the social discourse and pedagogy of minority ethno-linguistic communities ... [A] valuable resource for students and researchers in the areas of sociolinguistics, language acquisition, and communication.