Apprendre les langues : jeux de pouvoir et enjeux identitaires - Introduction

Bemporad, Chiara

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“…As opposed to groups of migrants from relatively homogeneous socioeconomic backgrounds (Çelik, 2015; Rottmann, 2015), refugees have very diverse profiles, which makes it possible to analyze how these social differences interact with different employment sectors. The diversity of refugee characteristics in Turkey allows us to contribute to the literature on migration and language (Bemporad, 2016; Duchêne, 2016; Flubacher et al, 2017; Heinemann, 2017), by mapping the value attached to language mastery in the labor market. The qualitative in-depth research approach of the study through interviews and observations over time allows us to show how personal experiences, workplace norms and national discourses interact at a microlevel to critically examine the claims about value of language in employment of migrants.…”

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Migration Regime and “Language Part of Work”: Experiences of Syrian Refugees as Surplus Population in the Turkish Labor Market

Nimer

Rottmann

2020

Critical Sociology

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The literature on migration, language and employment is dominated by the human capital approach and promotes multilingualism as a universal good. This paper examines the relationship between language and work for migrants illustrating how they are ascribed value as capital according to their position and the “language part of work.” First, we trace a genealogy of the migration regime in relation to the labor and linguistic market of migrants in Turkey, characterized by informality and exploitation. Then, we look at the experiences of refugees qualitatively to show how language is differentially valued and has modest effects on social mobility. We argue that language learning instead of stemming from individuals’ possession of capital should be examined within a broader linguistic and employment framework. This research goes beyond conventional wisdom about the centrality of language as a means to improve employment by shedding light on the structure that shapes language value.

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Migration Regime and “Language Part of Work”: Experiences of Syrian Refugees as Surplus Population in the Turkish Labor Market

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Rottmann

2020

Critical Sociology

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Identity and Second Language Acquisition

Norton¹

2022

The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

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Identity and second language acquisition (SLA) is best understood with reference to changing conceptions of the individual, language, and learning in the field of applied linguistics. These changes are indexical of a shift in the field from a predominantly psycholinguistic approach to SLA to include a greater focus on sociological and anthropological dimensions of language learning, particularly with reference to sociocultural, poststructural, and critical theory. This entry examines the work of scholars who are centrally concerned with the relationship between the language learner and the larger social world, and the way in which power is implicated in SLA. Key directions in identity research are addressed, including identity and investment, social categories, and digitally mediated language learning. It is argued that social processes marked by inequities of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation may serve to position learners in ways that silence and exclude. At the same time, however, learners may resist marginalization through both covert and overt acts of resistance. Of central interest to researchers of second language identity is that the very articulation of power, identity, and resistance is expressed in and through language.

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L2 Motivation and Investment

Darvin

2019

The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning

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Apprendre les langues : jeux de pouvoir et enjeux identitaires - Introduction

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Migration Regime and “Language Part of Work”: Experiences of Syrian Refugees as Surplus Population in the Turkish Labor Market

Migration Regime and “Language Part of Work”: Experiences of Syrian Refugees as Surplus Population in the Turkish Labor Market

Identity and Second Language Acquisition

L2 Motivation and Investment

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