This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and
identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars' and teachers'
narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal
account based on one or more memorable or critical incidents that
occurred in the course of learning or using a second or foreign
language; an interpretation of the incidents highlighting their
impact in terms of culture, identity, and language; the connections
between the experiences and observations of the author and existing
literature on language, culture and identity.
What makes this book stand out is the way in which authors meld
traditional 'academic' approaches to inquiry with their own
personalized voices. This opens a window on different ways of
viewing and doing research in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. What
gives the book its power is the compelling nature of the narratives
themselves. Telling stories is a fundamental way of representing
and making sense of the human condition. These stories unpack, in
an accessible but rigorous fashion, complex socio-cultural
constructs of culture, identity, the self and other, and
reflexivity, and offer a way into these constructs for teachers,
teachers in preparation and neophyte researchers. Contributors from
around the world give the book broad and international appeal.
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