Term Ontogenesis in Educational Research Discourse: Focus on Term “Language”

Authors

  • Jelena Zascerinska Centre for Education and Innovation Research
  • Ludmila Aleksejeva Centre for Education and Innovation Research
  • Mihails Zascerinskis University of Latvia
  • Natalia Andreeva Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.sal.0.22.3459

Keywords:

term ontogenesis, educational research discourse, language as a process, language activity, languaging, language studies.

Abstract

The paradigm shifts from the individual dimension to the social dimension of term ontogenesis in educational research discourse. The aim of the study is to analyze results of the ontogenesis of the term “language” in educational research discourse. The meaning of key concepts of “term” and “ontogenesis” is studied. Moreover, the study demonstrates how the key concepts are related to the idea of “concept development” and shows a potential model for development, indicating how the steps of the process are related following a logical chain: “term” definition → “ontogenesis” definition → educational research discourse → exploratory study. The present research was conducted to analyze the ontogenesis of the term “language” in the educational research discourse up to 2012. The findings of the research allow drawing the conclusion that the term “language” has transformed into “language activity”, then “languaging” and, later, “language studies” in educational research discourse. Directions of further studies are proposed.

Author Biographies

  • Jelena Zascerinska, Centre for Education and Innovation Research
    2012 – date Expert, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Comenius, ICT and Languages Unit, Brussels, Belgium 2012 – date Expert, Latvian Council of Science, Riga, Latvia 2012 – date Leading Researcher, Centre for Education and Innovation Research, Riga, Latvia
  • Ludmila Aleksejeva, Centre for Education and Innovation Research
    Scientific assistant
  • Mihails Zascerinskis, University of Latvia
    Bachelor student of the professional programme "Social pedagogue"
  • Natalia Andreeva, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
    Head of Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Purposes

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Published

2013-06-27

Issue

No. 22 (2013)

Section

SOCIOLINGUISTICS

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