The Discourse of Commercialization A Multi-Perspectived Analysis [Hardcover]

An examination of how the commercialization of professional practice is implicated in its organizational discourses. Drawing on a study of ELT colleges, the book explores how teaching practices are permeated and challenged by a 'discourse of commercialization' through which market priorities become normative in teachers' professional lives.List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Why A Multi-Perspectived Approach to?Discourse? Framing the Discourse of Commercialization Professional Practice as a Site of Struggle Constructing Communities of Consumption The Role of Macro Actors in Professional Practice Understanding Practice and Informing Change Appendix 1: Diary Coding System Appendix 2: Brochure Coding System References IndexJONATHAN CRICHTON is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Research Fellow in the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on the role of language in interactions that shape people's life chances in health, medical and educational settings. He has recently co-edited Discourses of Deficit, which is forthcoming with Palgrave Macmillan.