Transitioning into the workplace: Second language socialization of novice construction engineers in Hong Kong

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Abstract

This paper presents preliminary findings of a L2 workplace socialization study of novice construction engineers in Hong Kong. This qualitative multiple case study draws on an integrated framework (Artemeva, 2008) including Rhetorical Genre Studies, Activity Theory and Situated Learning Theory to address various perspectives of language socialization process.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPresented - 21 Mar 2017
Event40th Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, AAAL 2017 - Portland, United States
Duration: 18 Mar 201721 Mar 2017
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Conference

Conference40th Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, AAAL 2017
Abbreviated titleAAAL
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period18/03/1721/03/17
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