Contents :
Globalization and the migration of professionals -- Social perspectives on identity and agency in SLA research -- Qualitative research in SLA -- Affordances and constraints in the acquisition of professional language and culture -- The professional acculturation journeys of two school teachers from different times and places -- Professional integration in two contexts : a chemical engineer in Canada and an architect in Denmark -- The lived professional acculturation experiences of a teacher from Hong Kong : a longitudinal case study -- From local to global : research findings and their application to other contexts.
Subject :
Assimilation (Sociology),Immigrants,Professional employees,Linguistic minorities,Acculturation,English language