Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80041-193-7
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 325 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 521 g

This book presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative longitudinal investigation into the willingness to communicate (WTC) of individuals who, through varying migration channels, left one cultural/linguistic context to make a new life in another. It examines communication behaviours and language choice in multilingual community contexts and emphasises how even the most trivial of communication events are embedded in histories of previous communication and are influenced by emotions connected with a person’s overall life situation.

The book fills a gap in contemporary WTC research by examining how WTC operates in multilingual community contexts. Through the use of a complexity lens and the presentation of a revised 3D pyramid model, the authors demonstrate the dynamic nature of WTC and shed new light on processes that affect communication, migration and well-being. This book will be of interest to researchers seeking to explore individual differences using context sensitive and temporally focused designs.

This book is open access under a CC BY ND licence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henry, Alastair

Macintyre, Peter D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Jean-Marc Dewaele: Foreword: From Two to Three Dimensions in WTC Research

Part 1: The WTC Construct and the Research Frontier

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Pyramid Model and the Dynamic Turn in WTC Research

Part 2: The Research Project

Chapter 3. Language Choice and Willingness to Communicate in a Swedish Context

Chapter 4. The Project Design and the Research Process

Chapter 5. The Participants

Part 3: Stories of Interactions in Community Contexts

Chapter 6. Developmental Dynamics: Kesu, Maria and Jessie

Chapter 7. Linguistic Self-Efficacy and Communication Willingness: Wafaa

Chapter 8. Willingness to Communicate and the Challenges of Tied Migration: Olivia and Titly

Chapter 9. Willingness to Communicate and Translanguaging Ideologies: Pranisha and Sabrina

Part 4: Syntheses, Conceptualisations and Ethics

Chapter 10. At a Specific Time, with a Specific Person or Persons, Using a L2 (or Mix of Languages)

Chapter 11. Introducing a 3D Model of the WTC Pyramid

Chapter 12. The Probability of Initiating Communication, Given Choice and Opportunity

Chapter 13. The 'Ethics of Walking Alongside': Ethical Engagement When Studying a Process in Motion

Conclusion

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Macintyre, Peter D.
Peter D. MacIntyre is Professor of Psychology at Cape Breton University, Canada. He has published over 100 articles, chapters and books within the field of psychology of language and communication and has received awards for teaching excellence (Atlantic Association of Universities), for contributions to the study of language (the Gardner Award and the Mildenberger Prize) and awards for service to students and the community.

Henry, Alastair
Alastair Henry is Professor of language education at University West, Sweden. His research involves the psychology of language learning and teaching. In addition to motivation, his work has focused on teacher identities, digital technology and language choices in contexts of migration. He was the principal investigator for the Motivational Teaching in Swedish Secondary English (MoTiSSE) project. With Zoltan Dörnyei and Peter MacIntyre he co-edited Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning (2015), and with Zoltan Dörnyei and Christine Muir he is the co-author of Motivational Currents in Language Learning: Frameworks for Focused Interventions (2016).

Alastair Henry is Professor of Language Education at Lund University and at University West, Sweden. His research involves the psychology of language learning and teaching, with specific interests in motivation, multilingualism, teacher identities and professional development.

Peter D. MacIntyre is Professor of Psychology at Cape Breton University, Canada. He has published over 100 articles, chapters and books within the field of psychology of language and communication and has received awards for teaching excellence (Atlantic Association of Universities), for contributions to the study of language (the Gardner Award and the Mildenberger Prize) and awards for service to students and the community.