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Putting resources into practice: a nexus analysis of knowledge mobilisation activities in language research and multilingual communities
Sari PietikäinenSarah E. ComptonKati Dlaskesubject
Linguistics and Languagebusiness.industryDiscourse analysisPublic policyknowledge mobilisationta6121discourse studiesPublic relationsmultimodal–multilingualismLanguage and LinguisticsEducationminority language communitiesnexus analysisPublishingLanguage planningsocial impactMultilingualismSociologySocial sciencebusinessMinority languageNexus (standard)Language policydescription
Recent demand within the academy for language research that bridges different stakeholders renders the social relevance of research a factor in the academic competition for research funds [Curry, M. J., & Lillis, T. (2013). Introduction to the thematic issue: Participating in academic publishing – consequences of linguistic policies and practices. Language Policy, 12, 209–213]. This calls for new means and innovations for designing and carrying out knowledge mobilisation activities, with consequences concerning where, how and with whom this type of undertaking can or should be done. In this paper we, a team of (multilingual) researchers working within the fields of multilingualism, minority language studies and discourse studies, critically reflect on how we engage in knowledge mobilisation through the conceptualisation, development and management of the Jyvaskyla Discourse Hub research initiative and its website (www.discoursehub.fi). Drawing on nexus analysis [Scollon, R., & Scollon, S. (2004). Nexus an...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-05 | Current Issues in Language Planning |