Language Learning, Gender and Desire
Download or Read eBook Language Learning, Gender and Desire PDF written by Kimie Takahashi and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Kimie Takahashi |
| Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2012-12-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781847698537 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1847698530 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language Learning, Gender and Desire by : Kimie Takahashi
Book excerpt: Language Learning, Gender and Desire explores Japanese women?s desire for English as a means of identity transformation and as access to the West and its masculinity. Drawing on ethnographic data and critical discourse analysis, the book illuminates how such desire impacts upon the linguistic, social, and romantic choices made by young women in Japan and overseas. It offers new insights into the multidirectionality of power and desire in the context of second language learning.
