Linguistic Penalties and the Job Interview - Celia Roberts

Linguistic Penalties and the Job Interview - Celia Roberts

Migrant Candidates and the Linguistic Penalty

Linguistic Penalties and the Job Interview - Celia Roberts

Celia Roberts [+-]
King's College, London
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Celia Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at King's College, London.

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The linguistic penalty imposed, specifically, on migrant candidates is the focus of chapters nine and ten. Here the common sense ideologies around language are discussed as they serve to produce negative ethnic stereotypes and inequalities. The linguistic capital required of job interviews amplifies the differences between local and migrant candidates, putting unnecessary demands on the interpretive and cohesive resources of the latter. This subjects them to a double weight in the interview as it becomes more institutionalized.

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Roberts, Celia. Migrant Candidates and the Linguistic Penalty. Linguistic Penalties and the Job Interview. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 207-230 Jun 2021. ISBN 9781845537692. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=25082. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.25082. Jun 2021

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