Negotiating Narratives, Accessing Asylum: Evaluating Language Policy as Multi-Level Practice, Beliefs and Management

Autor/in	Smith-Khan, Laura
Titel	Negotiating Narratives, Accessing Asylum: Evaluating Language Policy as Multi-Level Practice, Beliefs and Management
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 36 (2017) 1, S.31-57 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2015-0072
Schlagwörter	Language Planning; Refugees; Qualitative Research; Personal Narratives; Public Policy; Communication (Thought Transfer); Standards; Correlation; Language Usage; Public Officials; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Translation; Decision Making; Federal Legislation; Credibility; Second Languages; English (Second Language); Semi Structured Interviews; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachwechsel; Flüchtling; Qualitative Forschung; Erlebniserzählung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Standard; Korrelation; Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bundesrecht; Glaubwürdigkeit; Second language; Zweitsprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Australien
Abstract	Theories of language policy increasingly emphasise focusing on the specific contexts in which language management occurs. In government settings, policy seeks to shape how individuals interact with officials. Australian asylum procedure is an area where policy aims at tight control. I examine how communication is managed in this setting, in which successful outcomes are so important. After reviewing the relevant policy documents, I explore the experiences of individual refugees and migration agents through a series of qualitative interviews. I consider the relationship between language management, beliefs and practice in this context and find that individual experiences in this setting can differ. This article demonstrates the impact of several agents in the co-construction of the refugee narrative, noting that while standardisation is institutionally valued, variation is inevitable. The findings suggest that outcomes depend on much more than just official policy. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01