Language and Globalization : An Autoethnographic Approach

In this book linguists, educational linguists, and TESOL/applied linguists who take different perspectives examine the interaction and intersectionality of language and globalization and the implications for world languages and cultures in the 21^st century. Autoethnography is the underlying approach/method; contributors draw on their own lived experiences to investigate and reflect on linguistic globalization through a personal narration.

In this collection of real-life, personal narratives on the theme of language and globalization, scholars from a range of different sub-disciplines of linguistics, time periods, and geographical spaces throughout the world examine the interaction and intersectionality of languages and globalization and the implications of such interactions for world languages and cultures. A feature of the book is the application of autoethnography as its underlying approach/method, in which contributors draw on their own lived experiences (of life, scholarship, and work) to investigate and reflect on linguistic globalization and its issues and challenges against the backdrop of the globalized world of the 21^st century.