A1 Journal article (refereed)
Video calls as a nexus of practice in multilingual translocal families (2020)
Palviainen, Å. (2020). Video calls as a nexus of practice in multilingual translocal families. Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht, 25(1), 85-108. https://tujournals.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/index.php/zif/article/view/1007
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Palviainen, Åsa
Journal or series: Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht
eISSN: 1205-6545
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 25
Issue number: 1
Pages range: 85-108
Publisher: Technischen Universität Darmstadt
Publication country: Germany
Publication language: English
Persistent website address: https://tujournals.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/index.php/zif/article/view/1007
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/69782
Abstract
This study explores how daily video calls were used by two multilingual family constellations to keep in contact with members located elsewhere. A three-stage data collection and analysis protocol was developed together with the two main participants, two single mothers each with a 4-year-old child. The results show that active collaboration among all members of the family was needed to get the activity going. The families employed a de facto family language policy where the focus was on successful communication and nurturing emotional bonds rather than developing language skills. At the same time, the regular video calls added a significant amount of time spent together and increased the amount of language input, factors conducive to language transmission. The study shows the urgent need to include digital practices in family language policy research.
Keywords: families; interpersonal communication; communications technology; telephone calls; multilingualism; discourse analysis
Free keywords: video calls; family language policy; multilingualism; mediated discourse analysis
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Related projects
- What’s in the App? Digitally-mediated communication within contemporary multilingual families across time and space
- Palviainen, Åsa
- Academy of Finland
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 1