Overview
- Provides an internal perspective of an institution normally difficult to access for qualitative research in sociolinguistics
- Offers a unique qualitative and in-depth treatment of the negotiation of language investment and employability
- Offers an inside perspective into the processes of employment services, illustrating the complexity that determines the course of unemployment or employment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book provides a unique insight into negotiations around language investment for employability in the context of public employment services. Drawing on extensive ethnographical research carried out in Regional Employment Offices in Switzerland, the authors follow the stories of various job seekers. In doing so, they challenge the currently dominant assumption that investment in language competences leads to better employability. Arguing for a political economic perspective on these issues, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the connections between language and social inequality, as well as students and scholars of sociolinguistics and applied linguistics.
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Mi-Cha Flubacher is Postdoctoral Assistant at the Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Austria. Previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Multilingualism at the University of Fribourg, her research interests centre on language and work, and language and migration / integration.
Alexandre Duchêne is Professor of the Sociology of Language at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His research interests centre on issues of language, political economy and social inequalities.
Renata Coray is Research Coordinator at the Institute of Multilingualism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Her research interests and expertise include multilingualism in administration and in the workplace, and language policy and minority languages in Switzerland.
Alexandre Duchêne is Professor of the Sociology of Language at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His research interests centre on issues of language, political economy and social inequalities.
Renata Coray is Research Coordinator at the Institute of Multilingualism at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Her research interests and expertise include multilingualism in administration and in the workplace, and language policy and minority languages in Switzerland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Language Investment and Employability
Book Subtitle: The Uneven Distribution of Resources in the Public Employment Service
Authors: Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60873-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60872-3Published: 28 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86949-0Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60873-0Published: 20 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 119
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Applied Linguistics, Sociology of Work, Ethnography, Careers in Business and Mangagement