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Reconceptualizing Language Norms in Multilingual Contexts
Refers to movement of integration as depicted in the second quadrant of the integration-satisfaction matrix including the Struggling IEPs who are “integrated in their CoP but not satisfied;” they usually negotiate their language and cultural identity by struggling to compete with other members of their CoP.
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Negotiating Language and Cultural Identity in Multicultural Contexts in Canada
Ariel Quinio (University of Toronto, Canada)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8761-7.ch002
Abstract
This chapter aims to explore and examine the role of language in the integration to the community of practice (CoP) of a culturally diverse group of participants, the Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs) in Canada. Based on interpretive qualitative research and Bourdieu's theory as a lens, an in-depth interview, survey questionnaire and policy document data were analyzed using critical discourse analysis and the grounded theory. A selection of 30 IEP participants were divided into three categories according to their year of arrival. Findings reveal four different classes of IEPs and explain how they negotiate their language and cultural identity to integrate in their CoP post-migration. Results offer implications for reconceptualizing language norms, policies and practices in multicultural contexts.
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