ABSTRACT

This article presents a writing project undertaken by the author with a small group of French-speaking Congolese women asylum seekers in Manchester, UK. The women wrote stories and poems about their country of origin; a multilingual booklet of their writings was published; and the women did a public performance of their writings. The article studies the project through the prism of languaging (in particular the relationship of discursive interactions with the environment), translanguaging (the use of multiple languages), and discursive cross-culturing (cultural comparisons taking place during interactions). It is found that these three discursive processes served to enhance well-being and empowerment of the women.

摘要

本文介绍了作者与英国曼彻斯特的一小群讲法语的刚果妇女寻求庇护者进行的写作项目。这些妇女写了有关其原籍国的故事和诗歌。他们出版了多语种的著作小册子；女人们公开表演了自己的作品。本文通过语言（尤其是话语交互与环境的关系），转语（使用多种语言）和话语跨文化（交互过程中进行文化比较）的棱镜来研究该项目。发现这三个话语过程有助于增强妇女的福祉和赋权。