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Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts Alastair Henry

Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts By Alastair Henry

Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts by Alastair Henry


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This book examines the communication behaviours of individuals in multilingual community contexts. Using a complexity lens and the presentation of a revised 3D pyramid model, the authors demonstrate the dynamic nature of willingness to communicate over time and shed new light on processes that affect communication, migration and well-being.

Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts Summary

Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts by Alastair Henry

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.

Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts Reviews

This is an outstanding report of qualitative longitudinal case studies that illuminate L2/L3 WTC development in immigrant women. Momentary fluctuations in WTC are zoomed in on and then out to showcase stories embedded in macro-social contexts. The expansion of the WTC Model to multilingual 3D graphics is a stimulating addition to WTC literature. * Tomoko Yashima, Kansai University, Japan *
Using a longitudinal case study methodology, Henry and MacIntyre take us on a deep dive into their participants' stories of communication in out-of-school community settings. Our reward is a new understanding of WTC as a truly complex and probabilistic phenomenon, and a renewed appreciation of why we need Complex Dynamic Systems Theory to understand it. * Phil Benson, Macquarie University, Australia *
Based on a longitudinal study of immigrants in Sweden, Henry and MacIntyre propose a revised pyramid model of WTC which takes into account different languages learners may draw upon, as well as emphasizing the impact of situational demands and broader context. The book opens up new avenues in research on WTC and is a must-read for scholars interested in this ID variable. * Miroslaw Pawlak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland *

About Alastair Henry

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NGR9781800411937
9781800411937
1800411936
Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts by Alastair Henry
New
Paperback
Multilingual Matters
2023-10-10
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