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Author:   Alastair Henry ,  Åke Persson
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9783030697228

ISBN 10:   3030697223
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   27 June 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Engaging with Work in Worlds of ChangePart I Identities 2 ‘Imagine being so suddenly useless’: Unemployment, Vulnerability and the Irish Financial Crash in Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart 3 Authenticity at Work: English Teachers’ Experiences of Authentic and Inauthentic Acting 4 ‘We do no harm, we say what we want, and we get paid for it’: Academic Work and Dignity in Stoner by John Williams 5 Working with Identity Work: Supporting Professional Identity Development in Teacher Education Part II Oppositions and Transformations 6 The Superhero and the Tiger Mom: Examining the Relation Between Parental Expectations and Career Choices in Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew’s The Shadow Hero 7 Changing English, Changing Challenges: The Work of Teaching English in a Context of Diverse Experiences 8 Interpreting the Lives of Working Children in James Joyce’s Ulysses 9 Global English in the Workplace: Introducing the Concepts of ‘Workplace English as a Lingua Franca’ (WELF), and ‘Successful WELF Users’ 10 From ‘Mayday’ to #MeToo: Sexual Harassment in Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Workplaces in The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments and The Heart Goes Last

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Alastair Henry is Professor of Language Education in the Department of Social and Behavioural Studies at University West, Sweden.  Åke Persson is Professor of English Literatures in the Department of Social and Behavioural Studies at University West, Sweden.

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