Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context : part one, a time-serial study of developmental dynamics

Henry, Alastair LU ; Thorsen, Cecilia and MacIntyre, Peter D. (2021) In Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development p.1-20
Abstract
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary between individuals. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these variations. So far, WTC has not been studied in multilingual contexts, or using individual-level longitudinal designs. Employing a single-case, time-serial design and focused on a critical period of TL growth, this study explores WTC trajectories of adult learners of Swedish for whom the TL and English provide viable communication options in community interaction. Change point and moving window... (More)
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary between individuals. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these variations. So far, WTC has not been studied in multilingual contexts, or using individual-level longitudinal designs. Employing a single-case, time-serial design and focused on a critical period of TL growth, this study explores WTC trajectories of adult learners of Swedish for whom the TL and English provide viable communication options in community interaction. Change point and moving window correlational analyses reveal the operation of mutually interacting influences that shape WTC and have system-level effects. With light shed on processes at the developmental timescale, findings are discussed in the context of language choice, co-evolution, and the trait-state dichotomy. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; and
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Willingness to communicate, Pedagogical Work, Pedagogiskt arbete, multilinguals, multilingualism, migration, language choice, process dynamics
in
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
pages
20 pages
publisher
Taylor & Francis
external identifiers
  • scopus:85108295481
ISSN
0143-4632
DOI
10.1080/01434632.2021.1931248
language
English
LU publication?
no
additional info
2023-01-25T16:28:58.772+01:00
id
2249c391-e320-4553-9cb9-4082a6aec5a5
alternative location
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-17115
date added to LUP
2023-09-06 09:11:56
date last changed
2023-09-18 11:45:52
@article{2249c391-e320-4553-9cb9-4082a6aec5a5,
  abstract     = {{In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary between individuals. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these variations. So far, WTC has not been studied in multilingual contexts, or using individual-level longitudinal designs. Employing a single-case, time-serial design and focused on a critical period of TL growth, this study explores WTC trajectories of adult learners of Swedish for whom the TL and English provide viable communication options in community interaction. Change point and moving window correlational analyses reveal the operation of mutually interacting influences that shape WTC and have system-level effects. With light shed on processes at the developmental timescale, findings are discussed in the context of language choice, co-evolution, and the trait-state dichotomy.}},
  author       = {{Henry, Alastair and Thorsen, Cecilia and MacIntyre, Peter D.}},
  issn         = {{0143-4632}},
  keywords     = {{Willingness to communicate; Pedagogical Work; Pedagogiskt arbete; multilinguals; multilingualism; migration; language choice; process dynamics}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1--20}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development}},
  title        = {{Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context : part one, a time-serial study of developmental dynamics}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2021.1931248}},
  doi          = {{10.1080/01434632.2021.1931248}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}