Accommodating Multilinguality

Sachdev, Itesh; Giles, Howard; Pauwels, Anne

doi:10.1002/9781118332382.ch16

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“…Communication Accommodation Theory recognises that social interactions are not always characterised by harmony or even indifferences. Consistent with its social identity perspective, persons might diverge from their interlocutor communicatively and/or relationally, particularly, under conditions of intergroup threat (see Sachdev et al., , for a recent review).…”

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Situational variations in ethnic identity across immigration generations: Implications for acculturative change and cross‐cultural adaptation

Noels

Clement

2015

Int J Psychol

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This study examined whether the acculturation of ethnic identity is first evident in more public situations with greater opportunity for intercultural interaction and eventually penetrates more intimate situations. It also investigated whether situational variations in identity are associated with cross-cultural adaptation. First-generation (G1), second-generation (G2) and mixed-parentage second-generation (G2.5) young adult Canadians (n = 137, n = 169, and n = 91, respectively) completed a questionnaire assessing their heritage and Canadian identities across four situational domains (family, friends, university and community), global heritage identity and cross-cultural adaptation. Consistent with the acculturation penetration hypothesis, the results showed Canadian identity was stronger than heritage identity in public domains, but the converse was true in the family domain; moreover, the difference between the identities in the family domain was attenuated in later generations. Situational variability indicated better adaptation for the G1 cohort, but poorer adaptation for the G2.5 cohort. For the G2 cohort, facets of global identity moderated the relation, such that those with a weaker global identity experienced greater difficulties and hassles with greater identity variability but those with a stronger identity did not. These results are interpreted in light of potential interpersonal issues implied by situational variation for each generation cohort.

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Situational variations in ethnic identity across immigration generations: Implications for acculturative change and cross‐cultural adaptation

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Clement

2015

Int J Psychol

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“…Spontaneous comments made during debriefing by participating students point to their recognition of the construct of modesty enshrined in the Quran, which defines appropriate conduct (e.g., limit the expression of emotions) and corresponding desirable disposition (Syed, 2010). Although comments illustrate that most participants were aware of the constraints it places on the expression of the individualistic self, some participants also mentioned spontaneously the relationship between language choice and cultural mind-set, thereby suggesting that languages are flexible vehicles of human expression deployed within the boundaries of the cultural and societal customs selected by the speaker (Ritchie & Bhatia, 2013;Sachdev, Giles, & Pauwels, 2013).…”

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“…When language is a choice the speaker can make in a social interaction (instead of having been imposed on him/her by a text or another person), it also conveys a wealth of information about group membership (including in-group versus out-group affiliations) and degree of desired formality, intimacy, emotional distance, etc. (Ritchie & Bhatia, 2013;Sachdev, et al, 2013). As such, it can markedly shape the ensuing interaction.…”

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The New General Self-Efficacy Scale: A Matter of Language

2017

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General Self-Efficacy (GSE) scales are used to measure the extent to which individuals possess a general sense of mastery that is not tied to a specific situation or behavior. The present study assesses whether the language in which a GSE scale is presented yields different responses in Arabic-English bilingual female students and whether differences can be traced to emotional reactions triggered by cultural norms dictating modesty in attitudes and behavioral expression. Female students residing in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completed the New General Self-Efficacy (NGSE) scale and reported the valence and intensity of their reactions to each of the statements of the scale. The English version of NGSE produced higher scores than the Arabic version. Because arousal was either minimally related to NGSE scores (English version) or not related at all (Arabic version), the higher reported arousal of the English version may be due to the lower automaticity with which a second language is processed. For the English version, the higher the NGSE scores, the more positive was the emotional response to the statements of the scale, whereas for the Arabic version, the higher the NGSE scores, the less positive was the emotional response. If disapproval of the individualistic, self-focused approach of the NGSE scale is inferred from the valence of participants' reactions, the results of the present investigation are consistent with the notion that Arabic can trigger cultural codes of modesty.

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“…In the Tatar case, though, they were almost exclusively provided by the state: affirmative action admission to institutes of higher education and professional schools, preferential hiring practices, and increased opportunities for fast-track promotion in both the Party and government apparatuses. According to Sachdev, Giles, and Pauwels (2012), multilingual communicators desire social inclusion, which is seen in the way Tatars converged towards common linguistic styles delineated by state policies. But what about social differentiation?…”

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