Multilingual Identities in a Global City

This book begins with a discussion of the key issues of globalization, migration, multiculturalism, multilingualism and global cities. It then turns to four detailed case studies and through them explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identitites of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London.

David Block is at the University of London.

List of Tables and Figure

vi

Preface

vii

Acknowledgements

xii

Globalization and Migration

1

(20)

Multiculturalism and Identities

21

(20)

The Global City and the History of Migration and Multilingualism in Britain and London

41

(23)

Researching London Stories

64

(10)

Japanese Graduate Students in London

74

(33)

French Foreign-Language Teachers in London

107

(29)

Spanish-Speaking Latinos in London

136

(35)

British Asian Undergraduate Students in London

171

(29)

Sian Preece

Taking Stock: Where to London?

200

(14)

Notes

214

(4)

Bibliography

218

(12)

Index

230

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