{"product_id":"becoming-a-citizen-kamran-khan-9781350175631","title":"Becoming a Citizen: Linguistic Trials and Negotiations in the UK","description":"This book explores the process of acquiring UK citizenship and investigates how the naturalisation process is experienced, with an explicit focus on language practices. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This ethnographically-informed study focuses on W, a Yemeni immigrant in the UK, during the final phase of the citizenship process. In this time, he encounters linguistic trials and tests involving the Life in the UK citizenship test, community life, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), adult education and the citizenship ceremony. The richness of linguistic data featured in this book allows for a nuanced portrayal of the complexities of becoming a citizen. This is especially so in the context of the UK's assimilationist form of citizenship which is reflected in the introduction of a citizenship test within a broader socio-political climate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming a Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e offers a detailed analysis of the linguistic process of naturalisation in the the UK and is relevant to scholars working in sociolinguistics, language policy, migration studies and ethnographic research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamran Khan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350175633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350175631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d","brand":"Kamran Khan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941734711551,"sku":"9781350175631","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1bfab076-509a-41ed-a89d-8f888e45b4db.jpg?v=1681454661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-a-citizen-kamran-khan-9781350175631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}