The Securitisation of Language Borders and the (Re)production of Inequalities

Autor/in	Khan, Kamran
Titel	The Securitisation of Language Borders and the (Re)production of Inequalities
Quelle	In: TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 56 (2022) 4, S.1458-1470 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-8322
DOI	10.1002/tesq.3186
Schlagwörter	National Security; Citizenship; Immigrants; Social Differences; Land Settlement; Tests; Language Role; Access to Education; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Mothers; Females; Sex Role; Public Policy; Racial Differences; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Staatsbürgerschaft; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sozialer Unterschied; Siedlungsraum; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Mother; Mutter; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterrolle; Öffentliche Ordnung; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This article will focus on inequalities for migrants which are (re)produced by the promise of equality through citizenship and settlement test regimes. I theorize the links between language and borders by drawing on scholarship on security before offering an analysis of language border proliferation. Drawing on other studies and my own work, I will also outline various inequalities. First, how language can act as a proxy for the race through testing which is disproportionately more problematic for non-Europeans. Second, how a lack of access to test centers can discriminate in testing that takes place in the country of origin prior to arrival while also reducing access to test centers in the country of arrival once settled. Third, how tests can affect women, particularly mothers who may lack access to language support and may also have care duties. I will also outline the effects of delays and in relation to language borders. In all of the above, citizenship testing is better situated as a form of border making consistent with the increasing securitization of broader society whether through offshore detention, walls, or increased surveillance. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01