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Autor/in | Cameron, Lynne |
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Titel | Embracing Connectedness and Change: A Complex Dynamic Systems Perspective for Applied Linguistic Research |
Quelle | In: AILA Review, 28 (2015), S.28-48 (21 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1461-0213 |
DOI | 10.1075/aila.28.02cam |
Schlagwörter | Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Models; Conflict; Ethics; Moral Values; Foreign Countries; Figurative Language; Creativity; Peace; Conflict Resolution; Change; Researchers; Kenya |
Abstract | Complex dynamic systems (CDS) theory offers a powerful metaphorical model of applied linguistic processes, allowing holistic descriptions of situated phenomena, and addressing the connectedness and change that often characterise issues in our field. A recent study of Kenyan conflict transformation illustrates application of a CDS perspective. Key CDS concepts and tools for thinking are described. I argue that the CDS perspective can, and should, include an inherent ethical/moral dimension that applies to every choice made by researcher and participants. Adding the ecological notion of "affordances" allows the CDS metaphor to better address human creativity. Methodological principles for a CDS perspective are described. The author's Discourse Dynamics model is presented for further development and research. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |