Rühlmann Race, Language, and Subjectivation

A Raciolinguistic Perspective on Schooling Experiences in Germany
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-658-43152-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 284 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Pädagogische Professionalität und Migrationsdiskurse

Many school students in Germany are plurilingual and use German and further languages in their daily lives. This use is differently approached and valued. Not only languages spoken, but race, too, plays a role in how language use is addressed in schools. Interviews that were conducted and analyzed with a Grounded Theory approach show that subject positions assigned to students concerning plurilingualism shape how they reflect on experiences in school from a retrospective focus. By turning to a raciolinguistic perspective and drawing on subjectivation theory, the terms used to signify dominantly found re-positionings are ‘raciolinguistic norm’ and  ‘raciolinguistic Other’. The results highlight the necessity of focusing in more detail on how listening positionalities shape language use in society and in schools specifically.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rühlmann, Liesa

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Race.- And language: A raciolinguistic perspective.- Subjectivation theory.- Research design and methodology.- Who speaks?.- Language use in school.- Raciolinguistic positionality: Having been re-positioned as (in)competent language speakers.- Power relationships.- Conclusion.- References.

Über Autor(innen)

About the authorLiesa Rühlmann is a research assistant at the Faculty of Education at Universität Bielefeld, Germany. Her main research interests include multilingualism, raciolinguistics, racism (critique), subjectivation and pedagogical professionalism.