Beschreibung:
This book explores a range of issues related to the role of language. It explores multilingualism and competency in English, both of which facilitate success for skilled migrants in the workplace, enabling them to contribute to development efforts in their home communities.
Introduction: Skilled migration and global English 1. Misplaced: language, remitting and development practice among Zimbabwean migrants 2. Deskilling and delanguaging African migrants in Barcelona: pathways of labour market incorporation and the value of 'global' English 3. Local villages and global networks: the language and migration experiences of African skilled migrant academics 4. Academics across borders: narratives of linguistic capital, language competence and communication strategies 5. Neoliberal governmentality and Canadian migrant language training policies 6. English: its role as the language of comity in an employment programme for Canadian immigrants