Silicon Valley ↔ California

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Silicon Valley is a specific region located within the state of California, as evidenced by the geographical descriptions of Cableco and TechInnovate in [1], [2], [3], and [4].

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(PDF) Crossing Disciplines and Perspectives: Challenging Norms in ... academia.edu Academia.edu 2 facts

accountCableco, a cable manufacturing factory in Silicon Valley, California, began offering English language literacy classes to immigrant employees in the mid-1990s. These classes were intended to help employees acquire English skills that supervisors perceived as crucial for efficient work operations and sound business management.

claimThe study of workplace literacy programs at Cableco, a cable manufacturing factory in Silicon Valley, California, demonstrates that conceiving of language as a discrete workplace skill can be dangerous. The study illustrates how discursive practices can create unequal institutional power relations while simultaneously providing a small space for workers to contest management's attempts to reshape their identities through language.