Researching language and neoliberalism

Hyunjung Shin ^[1] ; Joseph Sung-Yul Park ^[2]
1. [1] University of Saskatchewan
  
  University of Saskatchewan
  
  Canadá
2. [2] National University of Singapore
  
  National University of Singapore
  
  Singapur
Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 37, Nº. 5, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Researching language and neoliberalism), págs. 443-452
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This special issue aims to develop a research agenda that brings language to the centre of our inquiry and critique of neoliberalism. Based on empirical case studies from across diverse contexts in Europe, North America, and East Asia, contributors to this special issue address two issues: (1) What can be said about the nature of neoliberalism when we approach it from the perspective of language as social and political process? (2) How does language learning and teaching, increasingly subject to the logic of the market, not only reflect neoliberal social transformations but also reinforce them? Together, the contributions to the special issue suggest new directions of research that will help establish language as an important key for understanding the shifting political economy of our time.