Languages ontologies in higher education: the world-making practices of language teachers
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper, we engage the frame of language ontologies to explore what language is or might be, vis-à-vis empirical data from practicing language teachers and researchers. We conducted semi-structured interviews with fourteen participants to explore their accounts and self-reported practices of language(s)/languaging. We present five ontological accounts of language(s)/languaging as shared by the participants during the interviews: language as a tool for communication, language as thought, language as culture, language as system, and languaging as practice. We discuss the implications of these five ontological accounts for teaching, learning, and understanding language as a multiplicity.
Source: Applied Linguistics Review
Authors: Laura Gurney, Eugenia Demuro
Institution: University of Waikato
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,489
Funder: University of Waikato
OpenAlex ID: W4391837545