What Do We Mean by Social Identity? Competing Frameworks, Competing Discourse.

McNamara, Tim

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Publication Date: 1997

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What Do We Mean by Social Identity? Competing Frameworks, Competing Discourse.

McNamara, Tim

TESOL Quarterly, v31 n3 p561-66 Aut 1997

The centrality of the notion of social identity to current work on language learning reflects a renewed theoretical and political concern for the social dimension of language learning. Discusses the ways in which current work in this area involves conflicting points of view or misses the opportunity to connect with other relevant work. (JL)

Descriptors: Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Social Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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