The Discourse of Commercialization: A Multi-Perspectived Analysis

An examination of how the commercialization of professional practice is implicated in its organizational discourses. Drawing on a study of ELT colleges, the book explores how teaching practices are permeated and challenged by a 'discourse of commercialization' through which market priorities become normative in teachers' professional lives.


Author: J. Crichton
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/24/2010
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230579118

About the Author
Jonathan Crichton is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of South Australia, and Visiting Fellow in Psychiatry, Adelaide School of Medicine, University of Adelaide. His research focuses on professional and organisational communication, particularly in health settings. He is series editor of three Palgrave research series: Communicating in Professions and Organisations; Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics; and Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics.