"Language as a Local Practice" by Alastair Pennycook explores the relationship between language, locality, and practice, challenging traditional views of language as a system or countable entity. Instead, it suggests that language emerges from social and cultural activities, viewed as an activity rather than a structure. The book draws on various contexts, from bank machines to urban graffiti, to illustrate how language, space, and place are interrelated. It questions common assumptions about language use in context and emphasizes the importance of considering how language, space, and place are related. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in Applied Linguistics, Language Education, TESOL, Literacy, and Cultural Studies. Pennycook's work shifts the focus from language systems to language practices, highlighting the dynamic and situated nature of language use."Language as a Local Practice" by Alastair Pennycook explores the relationship between language, locality, and practice, challenging traditional views of language as a system or countable entity. Instead, it suggests that language emerges from social and cultural activities, viewed as an activity rather than a structure. The book draws on various contexts, from bank machines to urban graffiti, to illustrate how language, space, and place are interrelated. It questions common assumptions about language use in context and emphasizes the importance of considering how language, space, and place are related. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in Applied Linguistics, Language Education, TESOL, Literacy, and Cultural Studies. Pennycook's work shifts the focus from language systems to language practices, highlighting the dynamic and situated nature of language use.