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Language investment and employability : the uneven distribution of resources in the public employment service

By Coray , Renata; Duchêne , Alexandre; Flubacher , Mi-Cha

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-60873-0, 3319608738, 978-3-319-60872-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2393780 bytes)
Series
Palgrave pivot
Pages
\130
Time added
2017-10-15 16:00:00
Public service employment -- Switzerland;Soft skil

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Language Investment and Employability: An Introduction (Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray)....Pages 1-32 The Politics of Investment and Employability in the Public Employment Service (Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray)....Pages 33-54 The Logic of Return on Language Investment in the Allocation of Resources for Employability (Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray)....Pages 55-81 The Uneven Recognition of Language Investment for Employability (Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray)....Pages 83-104 Concluding Considerations About Language Investment and Employability from a Political Economic Perspective (Mi-Cha Flubacher, Alexandre Duchêne, Renata Coray)....Pages 105-112 Back Matter ....Pages 113-119

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