"Is It Just 'Black' or 'White'?" Multilingual Collaborative Research Seen through the Practices of an International Research Team

Autor/in	Melo-Pfeifer, Sílvia
Titel	"Is It Just 'Black' or 'White'?" Multilingual Collaborative Research Seen through the Practices of an International Research Team
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 10 (2020) 3, S.308-324 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Melo-Pfeifer, Sílvia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2020.1777447
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Language Usage; Profiles; Research Projects; International Cooperation; Communities of Practice; Romance Languages; Writing for Publication; Publications; Audiences; Researchers; Academic Language; English; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Intercultural Communication; Computational Linguistics; German; French; Italian; Spanish; Portuguese; Native Language; Language Attitudes; Teamwork; Scientific Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Sprachgebrauch; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Forschungsvorhaben; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Community; Romanische Sprache; Spectator; Zuschauer; Researcher; Forscher; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Deutscher; Französisch; Italienisch; Spanisch; Portugiesischunterricht; Sprachverhalten
Abstract	In this contribution, the self-reported linguistic practices of researchers engaged in an international research project are analysed and discussed. These researchers constitute a community of practice of intercomprehension, using mostly romance languages to communicate and, at the same time, also researching the phenomena. The data was collected by means of a questionnaire intended to perceive the linguistic profile of the team, as well as their choices in terms of publication, communication in scientific contexts and daily academic life. The data points towards complex multilingual practices, dependent on the context and the intentions of researchers, making a case for characterising them as agentive, and displaying investment in practices in different languages, according to perceived advantages, in terms of target audiences, disseminating results, and dialogue with other colleagues. Not only do researchers have "complex social history and multiple desires" (Norton, 2000), but these desires can be, or become contradictory and clash. Some signs of tensions in the management of the linguistic resources, and of "linguistic resentment" were observed related to English, but researchers balance this aspect with the acknowledgment that the language is useful to attain certain academic goals. This contribution thus displays the complexity of researchers' linguistic practices and aspirations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01