Trayectorias de los inmigrantes iraníes en Madrid
- Autores: Anita Roshan
- Directores de la Tesis: Julia Llompart Esbert (dir. tes.), Laura Villa (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ( España ) en 2023
- Idioma: español
- Número de páginas: 261
- Títulos paralelos:
- Trajectories of Iranian Migrants in Madrid
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Anna Tudela Isanta (presid.), Héctor Grad (secret.), Carla Amorós Negre (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Filosofía y Ciencias del Lenguaje por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: Biblos-e Archivo
- Resumen
This thesis is a sociolinguistic ethnography to explore the socialization and lived experiences of Iranian migrants in Madrid. It investigates the trajectories, language barriers, application of English as a lingua franca, Spanish language learning, language investment, and socialization dynamics of first-generation Iranian adults, with a particular emphasis on PhD students. Thus, drawing on Martín Rojo and Del Percio's (2019) theory of neoliberal governmentality as a foundation, I examine how neoliberalism influences subjectivities, trajectories, attitudes, social identity, socialization, language choice, and investment. This study's methodological design comprises ethnographic fieldwork conducted in two separate contexts between January 2018 and February 2020, as well as participant observations, interviews, focus groups, and documents. The two settings that are designated to undertake the ethnographic fieldwork are a religious center and an educational institution. In order to provide a thorough interpretation of the data, content analysis is designated as the analytical technique. The data analysis for this study is covered in three chapters: three, four, and five. Chapter three, which is the first data analysis chapter, discusses the discovery of the Iranian community in Madrid and the identification of two field sites for the current ethnography. Since the major objective of this chapter is to explore the participants' migration trajectories and motivations to migrate to Spain, this chapter discusses Spain's migration policies as well as Iranian migration motivations and alternative destinations. There is also discussion of the participants' linguistic repertoire, motivations for relocating to Spain, and future intentions. The data supplied in this chapter serves as a foundation for the two following data analysis chapters. Chapter four's main objectives are the participants' linguistic challenges and the strategies they employed in order to get through them. English being used as a lingua franca is one of the primary methods for overcoming linguistic barriers; hence, Englishization is well covered. Considering language and culture are inextricably linked, cultural differences are explored as another challenge that V participants may encounter while socializing in the host nation. Furthermore, it is examined how Englishization may alter participants' attitudes toward the usage of English in higher education and their linguistic preferences. In chapter five, the motivation of the participants for learning Spanish and their perspective regarding the value of understanding the local language are explored. Thus, drawing on Norton's investment theory, language investment is discussed in terms of political economy. In addition, the dynamics of the classroom are analyzed, since engaging in Spanish classes could be an investment in learning the local tongue. The willingness of the participants to interact with locals and their language practices in society are also explored. Finally, in the conclusion chapter, the major contributions of this dissertation are underlined. The findings contribute significantly to the field of sociolinguistics by highlighting neoliberalism, Englishization in higher education, the challenges of migrants (mainly PhD students), and migrants' socialization in the host nation
