Part 1 theoretical overview. The identities of language / David Evans -- How language shapes social perception /Phillipe Chassy -- Part 2 Languages, discourses and identities in the world. Quebec's shift from ethnic to civic national identity: implications for language attitudes among immigrants in Montreal /Ruth Kircher -- Trilingualism and Uyghur identity in the people's Republic of China /Mamtim Sunuodula, Anwei Feng and Bob Adamson -- Queensland for ever & Augus un Ballybug go braugh": the expression of identity in 19th century Irish emigrant letters /Marije van Hattum -- Indigenous languages, cultures and communities in the Amazon: strengthening identities /Alex Guilherme -- Part 3 Critical pedagogies. The language of leisure and physicality: constructing and re-constructing identity /Wendy Bignold -- Drama and the identity of the language learner /Bernie Hughes -- Towards a cultural paradigm of alterity in modern foreign language (MFL) learning /David Evans -- English language teacher identity: A framework for teacher learning and professional development /Richard Kiely -- Conclusion /David Evans.