Project description
A language solution to bridge cultural integration challenges
Immigration brings forth challenges rooted in linguistic and cultural adaptation. The process of acculturation often exposes individuals to significant stressors, impacting their psychological health as they navigate unfamiliar social landscapes. Previous studies have highlighted the positive correlation between bilingualism and well-being, yet they predominantly rely on self-assessment rather than empirical interaction data. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme, the LINCARE project aims to explore how specific language interactions in migrant contexts can serve as reliable indicators of well-being, integrating cultural and psychological dimensions. This initiative not only seeks to enrich our understanding of migration’s complexities, but also strives to inform policies that support the integration and welfare of migrant populations.
Objective
The critical challenges posed by the growing migratory movements, in terms of linguistic and cultural collisions, raise the need to deeper understand the acculturation processes faced by groups of migrants while settling in a new social and cultural context. These may encompass certain levels of acculturative stress, which have an impact on migrants psychological well-being and are reflected, among other things, in the linguistic outcomes of migration. Previous studies demonstrated a positive link between bilingualism and higher well-being levels, though only considering self-assessed language competence and use, lacking empirical support from real communicative interactions.
Thus, the LINCARE project aims to establish whether specific language contact phenomena, found in interaction and typical in migration contexts, can serve as a reliable tool to assess levels of well-being in immigrant groups, by investigating their relation with cultural and socio-psychological aspects, through advanced multivariate analysis techniques. It also seeks to explore whether bilingual practices positively correlate with higher levels of well-being. In so doing, the project will bridge gaps in existing linguistic, cultural, and psychological research and create an integrated framework.
It will contribute to inform policy-makers about the multifaceted consequences of migration and possible stress factors affecting migrants during settlement and, in turn, society at large. Therefore, as the United Nations and European Union strive to reduce inequality, promote multilingualism, and protect minority rights and cultural heritage, this project will also contribute to these global challenges.
Moreover, working on this project at Tilburg University will enhance my expertise in linguistic analysis and provide me with additional knowledge of the cultural and psychological aspects related to migration. This transfer of knowledge will foster research and innovation on these topics.
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- humanities languages and literature linguistics
- social sciences sociology demography human migrations
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01
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5037 AB Tilburg
Netherlands
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