Negotiating the Multilingual Turn in SLA: Response to Stephen May

Autor/in	Mendoza, Anna
Titel	Negotiating the Multilingual Turn in SLA: Response to Stephen May
Quelle	In: Modern Language Journal, 104 (2020) 1, S.304-308 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mendoza, Anna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-7902
DOI	10.1111/modl.12613
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Multilingualism; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Research; Criticism; Interdisciplinary Approach; Monolingualism; Bilingualism; Western Civilization; Research Methodology; Non Western Civilization; Cultural Influences; Developing Nations; Developed Nations; Researchers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachforschung; Kritik; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Bilingualismus; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Researcher; Forscher
Abstract	In volume 103 of "Modern Language Journal," Stephen May suggested that the "multilingual turn" has not fully delivered on its promises, pointing out second language acquisition (SLA) researchers' continued focus on parallel monolingualisms rather than on dynamic bi/multilingualism, the lack of theorization of historicity in sociolinguistic research on the latter, the balkanization of academic knowledge preventing transdisciplinary scholarship, and West-centered methodological nationalism. While I agree with his points, I believe the solution requires more than critical reflexivity, reading beyond our areas of interest, and relinquishing fast-held methodological principles. Scholarly hegemony and disciplinary elitism exist because we are more than minds touting theories and epistemologies. We must acknowledge how we, as researchers, seek cultural prestige and economic well-being by affiliating with the global North and its mechanisms for knowledge production. Given this, I discuss what scholars in both the global North and South can do to reform the discipline to address May's concerns, in terms of 1 action those in the global South must consistently attempt, and 4 responsibilities of those in the global North. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01