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9781783093816

Emerging Self-Identities and Emotion in Foreign Language Learning A Narrative-Oriented Approach

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    9781783093816

  • ISBN10:

    1783093811

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2015-07-16
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters

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Summary

This book uses a narrative-oriented approach to shed light on the processes of identity construction and development among Japanese university students of English. The research highlights the instrumental agency of individuals in responding to and acting upon the social environment, and in developing, maintaining and/or reconstructing their identities as L2 users. The study offers unique insights into the role of experience, emotions, social and environmental affordances in shaping their personal orientations to English and self-perceptions as English learner-users. It also examines individuals' responses to these factors and discusses fluctuations in their motivations. The additional value of this book lies in its detailed account of methodological procedures, challenges and ways to overcome obstacles encountered when undertaking qualitative longitudinal studies.

Author Biography

Masuko Miyahara is Lecturer at the International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan. She has been working in the field for over 20 years and her areas of interest include identity studies and language learning, autonomy, emotions in language learning and methodological issues related to language learning research.

Table of Contents

Overview of the Research

Acknowledgments

Researcher's Background

  1. Introduction
  2. Theoretical Frameworks
  3. Narrative Approach: Identities Studies and Emotions
  4. The Research Design, the Site, Participants, Data Collection and Analysis
  5. Sayaka and Megumi ‘s Stories: Authenticate and Strengthen the L2 Possible Selves
  6. Megumi and Yui's Stories: Desires to Create and Develop the L2 Possible Selves
  7. Hinako and Takehiro's Stories: Ambivalent Desires to Create the L2 Possible Selves
  8. An Attempt to Weave the Threads Together:
  9. Conclusion and Afterword

Figures and Tables

Appendices

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