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.
Description
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.