Language and Professional Identity

KEITH RICHARDS is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick, UK. Previously he was Director of the Language Studies Unit of Aston University in Birmingham. He is author of Qualitative Inquiry in TESOL and joint editor, with Paul Seedhouse, of Applying Conversation Analysis.

• Acknowledgements Transcription Conventions Introduction Collaborative Identity: The Power of the Group Staying Onside: The Negotiation of Argument The Joke's on Them: Varieties of Humour in Collaborative Talk The Interactional Dynamic: Stories From the Back Region Seeing Things Our Way: The Establishment of Common Perspectives Us and Them: Constructing the Other Conclusion References Index

'The writing style is clear and accessible. Concepts are carefully explained and the transcripts are readable and illuminating. I would highly recommend this book to researchers and postgraduate students, and trainers and managers, who are interested in talk and collaboration at work.' - Janet Maybin, Applied Linguistics