Doctoral Dissertation Research: Who is Quebecois? The Articulation of Nationalist and Multicultural Interests in Emerging Language Ideologies

本论文的研究项目将详细阐述三个过程有关的人在蒙特利尔，魁北克，认为语言：如何当地的民族主义和多元文化的利益授权某些语言的信仰和做法;这些政治利益如何影响语言意识形态的形成;和冲突或反对点是如何参与主流语言意识形态的发展和少数民族公民的社会化。 将在原产地证书教育方案（PELO）的范围内审查这些进程中的每一个。这是一个国家资助的项目，旨在向移民及其后代的子女教授口语“遗产”语言。 通过使用各种人种学，语言学和历史的方法，学生将调查一个泰米尔PELO计划对泰米尔语儿童和成人的信仰和语言实践的意识形态影响。这个项目不同于其他研究魁北克的语言问题，因为它直接探讨如何多语制，多元文化议程，民族主义政策影响蒙特利尔居民的语言观念。 在此过程中，该项目将考虑到社会语言的普遍和文化特征。 此外，通过调查泰米尔公民身份的体制调解所产生的语言使用和意识形态的显著差异，该项目将有助于更广泛地了解跨国主题。 更广泛的影响：除了有助于语言人类学家的博士教育，该项目将进一步我们的语言使用和意识形态的教学和国家决策的组成部分的理解。 在整个研究过程中，与教师、管理人员和学校委员会官员的合作将促进学术研究机构、教育机构和政府之间的新互动。

This dissertation research project will elaborate upon three processes related to how people in Montreal, Quebec, think about language: how local nationalist and multicultural interests authorize certain linguistic beliefs and practices; how these political interests impact the formation of language ideologies; and how points of conflict or opposition are involved in the development of dominant language ideologies and the socialization of minority citizens. Each of these processes will be examined within the context of the Programme d'Enseignement des Langues d'Origine, or PELO. This is a state-funded program designed to teach spoken "heritage" languages to children of immigrants and their descendants. By using a variety of ethnographic, linguistic, and historical methods, the student will investigate the ideological impact of one Tamil PELO program on the beliefs and linguistic practices of Tamil-speaking children and adults. This project differs from other studies on Quebec's language issues because it directly examines how multilingualism, multicultural agendas, and nationalist policies have influenced Montreal residents' ideas about language. In doing so, this project will account for universal and culturally specific features of language in society. Furthermore, by investigating the salient differences in language use and ideology that result from the institutional mediation of Tamil citizenship, this project will contribute to a broader understanding of transnational subjects. Broader Impacts: In addition to contributing to the doctoral education of a linguistic anthropologist, this project will further our understanding of language use and ideology as integral components of teaching and national policy-making. The collaboration with teachers, administrators, and school commission officials throughout the research process will foster new interactions between the academic research institution, educational institutions, and the government.