Social Network Analysis

Daming, Xu; Wang, Xiaomei; Wei, Li

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“…As part of the table, language use information for inner speech domains was collected by means of four drop-down menus, each attached to one of the four inner speech domains, and each using a Likert scale based on 5 points: (1) Polish, 2 .264**; p < .001). Social network analysis adopted an egocentric approach by means of investigating the participants' personal network (Daming, Xiaomei, and Wei 2009).…”

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Bilingual cogito: inner speech in acculturated bilinguals

Hammer

2017

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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This paper investigates the extent of second language (L2) use in domains belonging to inner speech. The participants consist of 149 highly educated L2-competent sequential Polish-English bilinguals resident in the UK *. The independent variables include acculturation level, social network profile, length of residence, and predicted future domicile. The study combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches. All participants completed an online questionnaire, and 14 of these were also interviewed by the researcher. Results show that bilinguals who acculturate to a higher level, operate in majority L2-speaking social networks, and intend to remain in the UK indefinitely, use significantly more L2 across domains belonging to inner speech.

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Bilingual cogito: inner speech in acculturated bilinguals

Hammer

2017

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

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“…Therefore, learning a second language can lead to identity negotiation and can enable access to symbolic capital (Bourdieu, 1991) through participation in social and academic contexts within the target language culture. In that sense, a language learner's identity is in a state of flux due to socially mediated reactions (Ricento, 2005), the positionings of others (Davies & Harré, 1990), and social networks (Daming, Xiaomei, & Wei, 2008).…”

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“This Is Called Free-Falling Theory not Culture Shock!”: A Narrative Inquiry on Second Language Socialization

Ortaçtepe

2013

Journal of Language, Identity & Education

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Grounded in the framework of second language socialization, this study explores the identity (re)construction of Erol, a Turkish doctoral student in the United States. Drawn from a larger corpus collected for a longitudinal, mixed-method research, the data for this study came from autobiographies, journal entries, and semistructured interviews. Based on a synthesis of inductive-thematic analysis (Boyatzis, 1998), as well as deductive approaches through the use of three sensitizing concepts-investment (Norton, 1995), cultural capital (Bourdieu, 1977), and audibility (Miller, 2003)-Erol's social identity (re)construction was marked with struggle: first, to gain social networks and, second, to be recognized within the target language community. Erol's story, while providing evidence for the role of affective and socially structured variables in enabling language learners' access to social interactions, also draws attention to the need for more research at the discourse level to explore how power relations within speech communities influence the nature of interaction between international students and the host culture.

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“…Social network profile was operationalised by asking the following closed-ended question: “In terms of languages spoken, how would you describe your social network these days?” This question employed the egocentric approach; in other words, it attempted to elicit information about the proportion of English speakers in the participants’ personal network (Daming, Xiaomei, & Wei, 2009). Participants were presented with a single-choice drop-down menu which included the following options: The majority of my social network consists of Polish speakers / There is a more or less equal number of Polish and English speakers in my social network / The majority of my social network consists of English speakers (native or not).…”

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“…Acculturation level scores were validated by means of correlating them with other relevant variables, including: social network profile (r s = .454**; p < .0001); predicted future domicile (r s = .279**; p < .001); L2 dominance (r s =.450**; p < .0001), and length of residence (r s = .264**; p < .001). Social network analysis adopted an anthropological approach in that the participants' personal network was investigated (Daming, Xiaomei, & Wei, 2009). Open-ended questions collected biographical information including education level, age at migration, current age, as well as the experience of a linguistic transition.…”

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L1 + L2 to the power of culture: acculturation and language use for cognitive domains in bilinguals

Hammer

2018

Lang. cogn.

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This paper investigates the extent of second language (L2) use in four cognitive domains including mental calculation, planning (action plans), note-taking, and shopping lists. Participants include 149 highly educated L2-competent sequential Polish–English bilinguals who relocated to the UK1 in early adulthood, and underwent processes of acculturation. The independent variables in this study include acculturation level, social network profile, predicted future domicile, and length of residence. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Participants completed an online questionnaire and 14 were interviewed by the researcher. The study included the Complementarity Principle (CP) into the operationalisation and measurement of language use in bilinguals (Grosjean, 2010). The results show that acculturation level, social network profile, and predicted future domicile are strong predictors of the extent of L2 use in cognitive domains. Effects of context-specificity and language-dependence were also found, the latter specifically in the domain of mental calculation.

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Social Network Analysis

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Bilingual cogito: inner speech in acculturated bilinguals

Bilingual cogito: inner speech in acculturated bilinguals

“This Is Called Free-Falling Theory not Culture Shock!”: A Narrative Inquiry on Second Language Socialization

L1 + L2 to the power of culture: acculturation and language use for cognitive domains in bilinguals

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