Race, Language, and Subjectivation: A Raciolinguistic Perspective on Schooling Experiences in Germany (Pädagogische Professionalität und Migrationsdiskurse) - Softcover

Rühlmann, Liesa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658431512 ISBN 13: 9783658431518

Publisher: Springer VS, 2023

Synopsis

Many school students in Germany are plurilingual and use German and further languages in their daily lives. This use is differently approached and valued. Not only languages spoken, but race, too, plays a role in how language use is addressed in schools. Interviews that were conducted and analyzed with a Grounded Theory approach show that subject positions assigned to students concerning plurilingualism shape how they reflect on experiences in school from a retrospective focus. By turning to a raciolinguistic perspective and drawing on subjectivation theory, the terms used to signify dominantly found re-positionings are ‘raciolinguistic norm’ and  ‘raciolinguistic Other’. The results highlight the necessity of focusing in more detail on how listening positionalities shape language use in society and in schools specifically.

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About the Author

About the author

Liesa Rühlmann is a research assistant at the Faculty of Education at Universität Bielefeld, Germany. Her main research interests include multilingualism, raciolinguistics, racism (critique), subjectivation and pedagogical professionalism. 

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Many school students in Germany are plurilingual and use German and further languages in their daily lives. This use is differently approached and valued. Not only languages spoken, but race, too, plays a role in how language use is addressed in schools. Interviews that were conducted and analyzed with a Grounded Theory approach show that subject positions assigned to students concerning plurilingualism shape how they reflect on experiences in school from a retrospective focus. By turning to a raciolinguistic perspective and drawing on subjectivation theory, the terms used to signify dominantly found re-positionings are ‘raciolinguistic norm’ and  ‘raciolinguistic Other’. The results highlight the necessity of focusing in more detail on how listening positionalities shape language use in society and in schools specifically.

About the author

Liesa Rühlmann is a research assistant at the Faculty of Education at Universität Bielefeld, Germany. Her main research interests include multilingualism, raciolinguistics, racism (critique), subjectivation and pedagogical professionalism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer VS
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658431512
• ISBN 13: 9783658431518
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 305