Language and discrimination : a study of communication in multi-ethnic work places / Celia Roberts, Evelyn Davies and Tom Jupp.

  • Roberts, Celia
Date:
1992
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“Authors have written a book with not only describe the communication in the work place, but which demonstrates through the interactions they how the prejudices and discriminations normally attend to (if at all) in the broader context of sociological analyses of particular societies at large, are in fact constructed in the everyday practice of human interaction” -- From general editor's preface.

Publication/Creation

London ; New York : Longman, 1992.

Physical description

XVIII, 422 pages.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-410) and index.

Contents

Acknowledgements – Series List – Transcription conventions – 1. Discrimination and language learning: an overview. – 1. Introduction. 2. Facing reality. 3. An expanding view of language. 4. The context: workplace settings. 5. Issues for training inter-ethnic communication and language learning. 6.A framework for language education. 7. The approach of Industrial Language Training. 8. Conclusion. Further reading. – 2. Mapping interaction: practice and theory. 1. Introduction. 2. What is happening? An analysis of some naturally-occurring data. 3. Theories of interaction. Further reading. – 3. Cross-cultural training – 1. Introduction. 1. The nature and aims of cross-cultural training. 3. The content and methodology of cross – cultural training. 4. Examples of cross-cultural training courses. 4. Further reading. -- 4. Ethnographic and linguistic analysis in the workplace. 1. Introduction. 2. The employment experience of black worker. 3. Ethnographic of the workplace. 4. A framework for the linguistic analysis of inter-ethnic communication. 5. Ethnographic and linguistic analysis applied: a case study. Further reading. – 5 Language teaching and learning. 1 Introduction. 2. Development in language pedagogy. 3. Project one: Language and communication skills for post elementary learners. 4. Project Two: Increasing student autonomy in ILT. Project Three: Communication for opportunity and training. 6. Project four: Advance communication skills for bilingual staff. Further reading. – 6. Conclusion. 1. Conclusion. 2. Issues about language as a hidden dimension withing discrimination. 3. Topics for further development and research. 4. Change in perception and practice in education. 5. The future. Further reading. – Appendix 1: Industrial language training: its origin, aims and objectives. – Appendix 2: The role of National Centre for Industrial Language Training (NCILT) – Appendix 3. Race relations Act 1976 – Bibliography – Index – Numerical Index of Training Material – Numerical Index data.

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  • 9780582552654