David Block is Senior Lecturer in Languages at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

"Second Language Identities is a remarkable book that traces research interest in second language identities from the 1960's to the present.  Drawing on a wide range of social science theory, David Block brings an insightful analysis to seminal studies of adult migrants, foreign language learners, and study abroad students. A timely work that makes an outstanding contribution to a burgeoning field of inquiry." Bonny Norton, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada.

• Introduction; 1. Identity in the social sciences today; 2. Waking the dead: Identity in early second language learning research; 3. Identity in adult migrant contexts; 4. Identity in foreign language contexts; 5. Identity in study abroad contexts; 6. Second language identities: the state of play and future directions.

David Block is Senior Lecturer in Languages at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

"Second Language Identities is a remarkable book that traces research interest in second language identities from the 1960's to the present.  Drawing on a wide range of social science theory, David Block brings an insightful analysis to seminal studies of adult migrants, foreign language learners, and study abroad students. A timely work that makes an outstanding contribution to a burgeoning field of inquiry." Bonny Norton, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada.

• Introduction; 1. Identity in the social sciences today; 2. Waking the dead: Identity in early second language learning research; 3. Identity in adult migrant contexts; 4. Identity in foreign language contexts; 5. Identity in study abroad contexts; 6. Second language identities: the state of play and future directions.

David Block is Senior Lecturer in Languages at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

"Second Language Identities is a remarkable book that traces research interest in second language identities from the 1960's to the present.  Drawing on a wide range of social science theory, David Block brings an insightful analysis to seminal studies of adult migrants, foreign language learners, and study abroad students. A timely work that makes an outstanding contribution to a burgeoning field of inquiry." Bonny Norton, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada.

• Introduction; 1. Identity in the social sciences today; 2. Waking the dead: Identity in early second language learning research; 3. Identity in adult migrant contexts; 4. Identity in foreign language contexts; 5. Identity in study abroad contexts; 6. Second language identities: the state of play and future directions.