Learning a second language involves the development of an identity in the target language. This study is an autobiographical narrative inquiry into the issue of identity in a foreign language. Autobiographical accounts of my relationship with, and my feelings about, English at different stages in my learning journey are developed to show how my identity with English has formed, shifted, and reconstructed. A critical perspective on identity formation is used to shed light on the identities I have lived with at different stages of my learning journey. The high status of English in China turned into my inner motive to acquire an identity as someone who speaks English well. However, at a more advanced competency level, I experienced a crisis of...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-259).A narrative study was conducted to investigate...
Why does a language learner learn a new language? How is one’s identity negotiated in certain langua...
Narrative has been one of the major concerns in social science research ever since the mid-twentieth...
Learning a second language involves the development of an identity in the target language. This stud...
This doctoral research examines the relationship between language learning and identity construction...
Despite globalization making English a lingua franca, little is known how accent relates to learners...
The paper attempts to reinforce the significance of taking a narrative approach in identity studies ...
It is well known that language and identity are closely connected, and that language learning is ass...
The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between English language learning and i...
The analysis of autobiographical narratives has recently been cited as extending our understanding o...
Study abroad is now both an international industry and an experience that can have a deep impact on ...
In this paper I will reflect on the role of identity as it relates to second language acquisition. M...
This study will explore my own perception of my personal and professional roles as a language teache...
Much of the literature on study abroad outcomes focuses on language proficiency gains or on the infl...
The author uses an autobiographical approach to reinterpret her memories of being an immigrant and a...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-259).A narrative study was conducted to investigate...
Why does a language learner learn a new language? How is one’s identity negotiated in certain langua...
Narrative has been one of the major concerns in social science research ever since the mid-twentieth...
Learning a second language involves the development of an identity in the target language. This stud...
This doctoral research examines the relationship between language learning and identity construction...
Despite globalization making English a lingua franca, little is known how accent relates to learners...
The paper attempts to reinforce the significance of taking a narrative approach in identity studies ...
It is well known that language and identity are closely connected, and that language learning is ass...
The purpose of this research was to explore the relationship between English language learning and i...
The analysis of autobiographical narratives has recently been cited as extending our understanding o...
Study abroad is now both an international industry and an experience that can have a deep impact on ...
In this paper I will reflect on the role of identity as it relates to second language acquisition. M...
This study will explore my own perception of my personal and professional roles as a language teache...
Much of the literature on study abroad outcomes focuses on language proficiency gains or on the infl...
The author uses an autobiographical approach to reinterpret her memories of being an immigrant and a...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-259).A narrative study was conducted to investigate...
Why does a language learner learn a new language? How is one’s identity negotiated in certain langua...
Narrative has been one of the major concerns in social science research ever since the mid-twentieth...