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PROPOSAL FOR MONITORING FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE’S LANGUAGE USE

Caerdydd, 2019/02/26. PROPOSAL FOR MONITORING FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE’S LANGUAGE USE. Asier Basurto Arruti. Soziolinguistika Klusterra Basque Sociolinguistics Cluster. Research centre for the social development of the Basque language. Partners : 30 organizations and institutions .

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PROPOSAL FOR MONITORING FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE’S LANGUAGE USE

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  1. Caerdydd, 2019/02/26 PROPOSAL FOR MONITORING FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE’S LANGUAGE USE Asier Basurto Arruti

  2. Soziolinguistika Klusterra Basque SociolinguisticsCluster Research centre for the social development of the Basque language • Partners: 30 organizationsandinstitutions. • Universitydepartments • Companies • Socialorganizations • Municipalties • etc. • Activity: Research, DevelopmentandInnovation • + KnowledgeManagementprojects

  3. Analysis of factors that affect young people’s language use

  4. Aims: • A tool to visualize a complexphenomenon in a simpleway • Intendedforpracticaluse • Usefulforanyagentworkingwith or interested in youngpeople. • Based on sharedreflection (researchers, professionals, youngpeople) • Holisticbut flexible

  5. Definitions: • Young people: 12 to 30 years • Languageuse: Informal. Not ruled.

  6. Main question: In you opinion: whichfactorsaffectyoungpeople’slanguageuse?

  7. Main steps: • School system • Leissure groups • Youth addressed media • University researchers • Communication and marketing • Town council technicians • Basque language associations • Different: • Ages • Territories • Contexts

  8. Classificationcriteria: Martinez de Luna (2001) Individuallevel Micro-sociallevel LANGUAGE USE Macro-sociallevel

  9. Media input Marketoffer (products & services) Politiccontext Referentialpeople & groups Results: Socialnetworkslanguagehabits & norms Languagecompetences Socialperceptionaboutlanguage(s) Socialperceptionaboutsociolinguisticsituation SOCIETY Childhoodlinguisticcontext Languageattitude & praxis Collectiveidentities NEAR ENVIRONMENT ONESELF

  10. SOCIETY (Macro-sociallevel) • Referentialpeople & groups (macro&micro) • Influencers, celebrities, power • Family, educators, olderyoungpeople… • Marketoffer • Products in ML • Services in ML • Languagepromotingproducts, services, events… • Media input • Publicity & marketing • Media andculturalconsumption • ICTs • Fashionandtrend • Politiccontext • Legal status • Intitutionalpraxis • Agents’ praxis (parties, movements…)

  11. NEAR ENVIRONMENT (Micro-sociallevel) • Socialnetworkslanguagehabitsnorms • Interactionbetweengroupandindividual • normsandhabits at home/family, worspace/classroom, leisure/sport, friends, couple… • Socialperceptionaboutlanguage(s) • Imageof ML speaker (values, prejuices, stigmas) • ML’ssymbolicvalue • ML’s instrumental value • Socialperceptionaboutsociolinguisticsituation • Perceptionabout ML historicaldevelopment • Perceptionaboutnowadayssituation • Perceptionaboutfuturescenario • Perceptionaboutpeoplesattitude • Languagecompetences • Oneself’scompetences • Others’ competences

  12. ONESELF (Individuallevel) • Childhoodlinguisticcontext • Family • School • Birthplace • Languageattitude & praxis • Proudness, shyness, pressure, apathy… • “Firstword”, bi-lingualconversations… • Collectiveidentities • Related to family, friend-groupandnearenvironment. • Related to town, region, nation etc. • Relating to the ML speakerscommunity

  13. Complementary conclusions Language use among young people in informal situations is a complex social phenomenon. This level of complexity should be taken into consideration at all times. Language use is influenced by a multitude of interlinked factors. It is difficult to discern where the influence of any given factor starts and ends. At the same time, an attempt at an approximation is essential. The factors identified by both young people and the experts with experience of working with young people are generally very similar. Young people tend to consider their own context as widespread and unique. They find it harder to put themselves in the position of young people who have had different experiences. The exercise has confirmed that the model resulting from the analysis should be at once general and adaptable. When it came to ranking the factors, the individual level was clearly more prominent among young people. They placed more factors at this level than the experts did. The reason behind this could be the idea that language use can be understood as an exclusively personal choice.

  14. Guidebook to orientate yourself and take action on young people’s language use. GPS of language use. Soziolinguistika Klusterra (2012)

  15. Guidebook to orientate yourself and take action on young people’s language use. GPS of language use. • Introduction • How to use this guidebook • 11 factors • Definition • Key questions • Intervention proposals • References • Example of how to use the GPS (3)

  16. Applications • Understand & explainthephenomenon • Diagnostic • Planning • Evaluation

  17. Potentialusers • Leisuregroups, socialanimators, educators, summercamps… • Schools • Local “languageassociations” • Culturalprojectmanagers • YOUNG PEOPLE (diy)

  18. It is like a GPS • Program it beforeyoustartthejourney. Where are we? Where do wewant to go? • Keep it updated • It’s not surewe are not going to getlost.

  19. Dioch! Mila esker! Asier Basurto Arruti a.basurto@soziolinguistika.eus SOZIOLINGUISTIKA KLUSTERRA

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