Being ‘a competent language user’ in a world of Others – Adult migrants’ perceptions and constructions of communicative competence

Rydell, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.linged.2018.04.004

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“…In her research on multilingualism Rydell (2018) comes to the conclusion that the most successful in achieving the communicative competence were adult migrants who proceeded from their knowledge of emotional assessments, cultural values and irrational elements of the language, and this knowledge allowed them to more firmly learn the strategies of achieving mutual understanding and agreement in interaction with native speakers. This testifies to the important role of language in preserving the meanings of national culture.…”

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Problematic field of communicative practices under globalization: linguistic aspect

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Nikitin

Savrutskaya

et al. 2021

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The article examines the features of modern communication that are greatly influenced by globalization and new information communication technologies. Against this background the virtualization of communicative space accelerated in modern civilization. The role of language in the system of culture codes at the present stage of globalization was analysed. It is argued that accumulation and reproduction of socio-cultural experience, implementation of spiritual and moral continuity, and preservation of the defining signs of ethno-cultural identity are associated with the increasing role of language in the execution of these processes and in the preservation and reproduction of the specific nature of ethnic cultures.

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Problematic field of communicative practices under globalization: linguistic aspect

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Nikitin

Savrutskaya

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“…Kielikäsitykset ovat kuitenkin luonteeltaan kompleksisia ja dynaamisia, ja ne muokkautuvat ajallisesti, tilanteisesti ja vuorovaikutuksessa ympäristön kanssa (Barcelos & Kalaja, 2011, s. 285-286). Aiemmat tutkimukset esimerkiksi osoittavat, että maahanmuuttajien kommunikointikokemukset uudessa kotimaassa ovat olleet useimmiten haastavia ja ne riippuvat useimmiten kieliympäristöistä, sosiaalisista suhteista ja vallasta käyttää kieltä (Márquez Reiter & Martin Rojo, 2019;Rydell, 2018).…”

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Kuurojen turvapaikanhakijoiden kielikäsityksien muokkautuminen turvapaikkaprosessin aikana

Sivunen¹

2021

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Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan kahden kuuron turvapaikanhakijan, Monan ja Omarin, kielikäsityksiä haastatteluaineiston pohjalta. Artikkelin tavoitteena on lisätä ymmärrystä siitä, miten turvapaikkaprosessin aikaiset kokemukset kielistä ovat muokanneet haastateltavien käsityksiä kielistä ja kielikäytänteistä. Tutkimus perustuu lingvistiseen etnografiaan teoreettisena ja metodologisena lähestymistapana. Aineisto koostuu kolmesta etnografisesta haastattelusta, jotka tehtiin vuosina 2015–2017 vastaanottokeskuksissa ja haastateltavien uudessa kodissa. Aineisto on analysoitu sisällönanalyysin avulla. Tutkimuksesta selviää, että haastateltavien kielikäsitykset ovat muokkautuneet tilassa, ajassa ja erilaisten arvojärjestelmien ja sosiaalisten käytänteiden, kuten turvapaikkaprosessin, keskellä. Uudet opitut kielet ovat haastateltaville kielellisesti saavutettavampia kuin aiemmat käytetyt kielet ja kielikäytänteet.

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“…Due to time-consuming and challenging nature, non-native speakers who move across the ethnic boundary reported the presence of emotional significance when they succeeded in achiving communicative competence. According to Rydell (2018), based on her study among a group of adult migrants in Sweden, she found that the achievement of becoming 'a competent language user' also signifies them as being accepted in their new host society, hence a newfound sense of belonging. This is in line with Hymes' argument that any individuals who share similar level of communicative competence may belong in the same 'speech community', i.e., "a community sharing rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech, and rules for the interpretation of at least one linguistic variety" (Hymes, 1986, p. 54).…”

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Kelantan Peranakan Chinese Language and Marker of Group Identity

Pue

Ong

Loo

2019

GEMA

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Although the status of the national language of Malaysia has been consolidated in the Constitution, the Malay language remains commonly associated with a specific segment of Malaysian society, i.e., the Malays. The language is often seen as a distinct marker for Malayness whereas the non-Malay ethnic groups, particularly in Peninsular Malaysia, are not widely associated with the language. The Chinese as the largest minority ethnic group in the Peninsular, are often stereotypically depicted as relatively less fluent or knowledgeable in Malay language, at times not beyond the colloquial 'bahasa pasar'. Such a scenario suggests that language-wise, Malaysian society remains divided along ethnic lines. This paper seeks to highlight Malay language use among Peranakan Chinese youth in Kelantan. While their higher level of Malay language proficiency vis-à-vis mainstream Chinese is readily acknowledged, findings from content analyses of qualitative data collected in a focus group discussion also suggest that such proficiency in Malay language is achieved due to it being pivotal to the continuity of their identity as both Kelantan Peranakan Chinese and Kelantanese. In short, the Kelantan Peranakan Chinese community is a good example that proficiency in Malay language as national language can exist in tandem with the group's mother tongue language, and thus should be celebrated and supported towards building a common identity as part of nation-building in Malaysia.

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Being ‘a competent language user’ in a world of Others – Adult migrants’ perceptions and constructions of communicative competence

Cited by 30 publications

References 25 publications

Problematic field of communicative practices under globalization: linguistic aspect

Problematic field of communicative practices under globalization: linguistic aspect

Kuurojen turvapaikanhakijoiden kielikäsityksien muokkautuminen turvapaikkaprosessin aikana

Kelantan Peranakan Chinese Language and Marker of Group Identity

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