Learner Narratives of Translingual Identities: A Multimodal Approach to Exploring Language Learning Histories - Couverture souple

Kiernan, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030070379 ISBN 13 : 9783030070373

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

Synopsis

This book addresses translingual identities through an innovative multimodal analysis of the language learning histories of a class of advanced learners of English in Japan who grew up between two or more languages. The author explores both the translingual experiences of those in the classroom and how they use language and gesture when describing their experiences to each other. This approach uses three perspectives: it looks at the worlds and identities the interviewees construct for themselves; at their interpersonal communication; and at the way they frame their experience. Finally, it offers some lessons based on the observations of the class which reveal the values they share and the key to their success as language learners. It will appeal to applied linguistic and educational researchers, particularly those with an interest in narrative approaches to exploring educational contexts, as well as language educators and policy makers interested in gaining a learner perspective on language learning.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Kiernan is Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration at Meji University in Tokyo. He is an applied linguist interested in language, and identity. He is author of Narrative Identity in English Language Teaching (2010) and Language, Identity and Cycling in the New Media Age (2018).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030070379
• ISBN 13: 9783030070373
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
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