Socio-educational Factors and the Soft Power of Language: The Deluge of English in Poland and Portugal

Author:   Anna Odrowaz-Coates
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Pages:   188
Publication Date:   23 October 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Anna Odrowaz-Coates
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781498576338


ISBN 10:   1498576338
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   23 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Anna Odrowaz-Coates dives deeply into English language acquisition in Portugal and Poland. With unique empirical data-from questionnaires to qualitative interviews and auto-ethnographic observations-the author reaches different scales and perspectives on the issue. She refuses dualistic or simplistic answers, acknowledging both the empowering and the disempowering aspects of English language acquisition. Moving from Fairclough to Foucault, Althusser, and Bourdieu, all of them enriched by postcolonial framings and feminist approaches, Anna Odrowaz-Coates contributes to the socio-educational inequality perspective, relating language to issues of power and soft power. -- Viviane Resende, University of Brasilia


Anna Odrowaz-Coates dives deeply into English language acquisition in Portugal and Poland. With unique empirical data—from questionnaires to qualitative interviews and auto-ethnographic observations—the author reaches different scales and perspectives on the issue. She refuses dualistic or simplistic answers, acknowledging both the empowering and the disempowering aspects of English language acquisition. Moving from Fairclough to Foucault, Althusser, and Bourdieu, all of them enriched by postcolonial framings and feminist approaches, Anna Odrowaz-Coates contributes to the socio-educational inequality perspective, relating language to issues of power and soft power. -- Viviane Resende, University of Brasília This timely book tackles the dominance of English in current European language policy with a critical and reflexive socio-linguistic perspective, revealing invaluable insights. Anna Odrowaz-Coates, an ambitious and incredibly intuitive applied linguist in Poland, approaches the topic with a foresight that makes the book an imperative read for researchers and all stakeholders involved in language policy reforms worldwide. -- Jim McKinley, University College London


Anna Odrowaz-Coates dives deeply into English language acquisition in Portugal and Poland. With unique empirical data—from questionnaires to qualitative interviews and auto-ethnographic observations—the author reaches different scales and perspectives on the issue. She refuses dualistic or simplistic answers, acknowledging both the empowering and the disempowering aspects of English language acquisition. Moving from Fairclough to Foucault, Althusser, and Bourdieu, all of them enriched by postcolonial framings and feminist approaches, Anna Odrowaz-Coates contributes to the socio-educational inequality perspective, relating language to issues of power and soft power. -- Viviane Resende, University of Brasília


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Anna Odrowaz-Coates is associate professor at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw and chairholder of the UNESCO/Janusz Korczak Chair in Social Pedagogy.

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