Narratives of Learning and Teaching EFL

by Kalaja, Paula; Menezes, Vera; Barcelos, Ana Maria F.

• ISBN13: 9780230545434
• ISBN10: 0230545432
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A collection of research reports on lived experiences of the English language focusing on the subjective meanings and emotions involved in EFL contexts of learning and teaching. The contributors make use of fresh theoretical frameworks and innovative methods of data collection and analysis, including verbal and visual narratives.

Author Biography

PAULA KALAJA is Full Professor of English in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She is an expert on second/foreign language learning and teaching. She is co-editor (with Ana Maria F. Barcelos) of Beliefs about SLA: New Research Approaches (2003), among others, and co-author (with Hannele Dufva) of a textbook on language awareness.
 
VERA MENEZES, former president of ALAB (Brazilian Association of Applied Linguistics), is a Full Professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, in Brazil, where she teaches and carries out research on second language acquisition and computer assisted language learning. She is also the editor of Revista Brasileira de Lingüística Aplicada.
 
ANA MARIA F. BARCELOS is Assistant Professor of English at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Her research interests are beliefs about language learning and teaching. She is co-editor (with Paula Kalaja) of Beliefs about SLA: New Research Approaches (2003), and of a book on beliefs about language learning and teaching in Brazil.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Notes on Contributors	p. x
Introduction
Narrativising Learning and Teaching EFL: The Beginnings	p. 3
Written Narratives
The Seeds of Agency in Language Learning Histories	p. 17
Learning English: Students' Beliefs and Experiences in Brazil	p. 35
Self-Observation and Reconceptualisation through Narratives and Reflective Practice	p. 49
Brazilian EFL Teachers' Experiences in Public and Private Schools: Different Contexts with Similar Challenges	p. 64
Self-Narratives
Turning the Kaleidoscope - EFL Research as Auto/Biography	p. 83
'To Speak English Is Tedious': Student Resistance in Japanese University Classrooms	p. 98
Oral Narratives
Passion and Persistence: Learning English in Akita	p. 113
Communities of Practice: Stories of Japanese EFL Learners	p. 128
EFL Narratives and English-Mediated Identities: Two Ships Passing in the Night?	p. 141
Frequent Flyer: A Narrative of Overseas Study in English	p. 155
Multimodal Narratives
Using Photographs to Access Stories of Learning English	p. 171
Self-Portraits of EFL Learners: Finnish Students Draw and Tell	p. 186
Multimedia Language Learning Histories	p. 199
Conclusion
Narrativising Learning and Teaching EFL: Concluding Remarks	p. 217
References	p. 233
Index	p. 251
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