New words, new lives: employing interpretative phenomenological analysis integrated with strategies from ethnography in researching the lived experience of multilingualism and vulnerability in survivors of torture and modern slavery

Few studies in applied linguistics address the methodological and ethical issues encountered in studying asylum seekers and refugees. Moreover, more research is needed on the lived-experience of multilingualism and vulnerability to understand better the interrelations between multilingualism, vulner...

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Published in:Language and intercultural communication 2024-09, Vol.24 (5), p.395-411
Main Author: Cook, Sally R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied linguistics
At risk populations
Empowerment
Ethics
Ethnography
interpretative phenomenological analysis and ethnography
Multilingualism
Phenomenological research
Refugees
refugees and asylum seekers
Slavery
Torture
trauma
vulnerability
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Summary:Few studies in applied linguistics address the methodological and ethical issues encountered in studying asylum seekers and refugees. Moreover, more research is needed on the lived-experience of multilingualism and vulnerability to understand better the interrelations between multilingualism, vulnerability, and empowerment. Based on a study which combines Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with ethnographic approaches this paper explores the impact of multilingualism on the rehabilitation of survivors of torture and human rights violations. It provides researchers with reflections and insights on how to do effective research with vulnerable multilinguals and better understand the role language plays in contributing to lived-experiences of vulnerability. Pochi studi nella linguistica applicata affrontano le questioni metodologiche ed etiche incontrate durante la ricerca con i rifugiati. Inoltre, c'è bisogno di ricerche sull'esperienza vissuta del multilinguismo e della vulnerabilità per comprendere meglio le interrelazioni tra multilinguismo, vulnerabilità ed empowerment. Questo articolo si basa su uno studio che combina fenomenologia ed etnografia per esplorare il ruolo del multilinguismo nella riabilitazione dei sopravvissuti alla tortura e ad altre violazioni dei diritti umani. L'obiettivo è duplice: fornire ai ricercatori riflessioni su come condurre una ricerca più approfondita con individui multilingui vulnerabili e comprendere il ruolo della lingua nelle loro esperienze di vulnerabilità.
ISSN:1470-8477
1747-759X
DOI:10.1080/14708477.2024.2381090