Titel: | Embracing connectedness and change : A complex dynamic systems perspective for applied linguistic research; A complex dynamic systems perspective for applied linguistic research |
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In: | AILA Review, 28, 2015, S. 28-48 |
veröffentlicht: |
John Benjamins Publishing Company
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 28-48 |
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ISSN: |
1461-0213
1570-5595 |
DOI: | 10.1075/aila.28.02cam |
veröffentlicht in: | AILA Review |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | John Benjamins Publishing Company (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>Complex dynamic systems (CDS) theory offers a powerful metaphorical model of applied linguistic processes, allowing holistic descriptions of situated phenomena, and addressing the connectedness and change that often characterise issues in our field. A recent study of Kenyan conflict transformation illustrates application of a CDS perspective. Key CDS concepts and tools for thinking are described. I argue that the CDS perspective can, and should, include an inherent ethical/moral dimension that applies to every choice made by researcher and participants. Adding the ecological notion of ‘affordances’ allows the CDS metaphor to better address human creativity. Methodological principles for a CDS perspective are described. The author’s Discourse Dynamics model is presented for further development and research.</jats:p> |