The Discourse of Commercialization PDF

Jonathan Crichton ist außerordentlicher Professor für Angewandte Linguistik und Programmdirektor des Bachelor of Arts, University of South Australia, und Visiting Fellow in Psychiatry, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide. Sein akademischer Hintergrund liegt in Philosophie (BA Hons, York) und Linguistik (MA, PhD, Macquarie) und seine Forschung konzentriert sich auf professionelle und organisatorische Kommunikation, insbesondere im Gesundheitswesen. Er ist an Projekten mit Praktikern und Klienten in den Bereichen Psychiatrie, psychische Gesundheit und Altenpflege beteiligt, die darauf abzielen, die Art und Weise zu verbessern, wie Sprache in kritischen Zeiten im Leben der Menschen verwendet und verstanden wird. Er ist Herausgeber von drei Palgrave-Forschungsreihen: Communicating in Professions and Organizations, Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics und Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics; und Mitglied des Beirats des Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice.

The Discourse of Commercialization pdf von Jonathan Crichton

The last thirty years have seen the world transformed according to market models of competition and consumption. These changes have had profound consequences across the professions in areas as diverse as education, healthcare and social services. The Discourse of Commercialization examines what it means for professionals oriented towards service provision to work within this environment. Drawing on a multi-perspectived study of English Language Teaching 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. For anyone who wants to understand and address issues raised by the commercialization of professional practice with a particular focus on education, The Discourse of Commercialization provides an analysis that can inform organizational practice and change.