‘Language hackers’: YouTube polyglots as representative figures of language learning in late capitalism

Authors :: Alberto Bruzos
Source :: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. :1-18
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2021.
Abstract: YouTube polyglots are an online community whose origin can be traced to the late 2000s, when language learning forums and YouTube videos of language learning enthusiasts began appearing online. Thi...

Subjects :: Linguistics and Language
Critical discourse analysis
Late capitalism
Media studies
Sociology
Online community
Language acquisition
Language and Linguistics
Education
Hacker

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