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Learner Narratives of Translingual Identities

A Multimodal Approach to Exploring Language Learning Histories

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Patrick Kiernan

    1. Kenkyuto, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Presents a novel synthesis of research in identity, multimodality and learning histories
  • Examines learner identity within a specific community of learners using a systemic functional and multimodal analysis of student-student interviews
  • Explores key issues in language education through the voices of learners including the relevance of study abroad experience, native speakerism and grammar-based teaching
  • Addresses readers with both practical and theoretical interests in language learning and identity

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Patrick Kiernan
    Pages 1-27

  3. Theoretical Concerns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    3. Three Perspectives on Gesture and Meaning

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 61-87

    5. Community, Identity and Interpersonal Resources

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 117-148

  4. Learner Narratives of Translingual Identity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Aspiring Translinguals

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 179-208

    3. Confident Translinguals

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 209-229

    4. Translingual Heritage

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 231-253

  5. The Translingual Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. A Translingual Community of Practice

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 257-281

    3. Lessons from a Successful Translingual Community

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 283-306

    4. Conclusion

      • Patrick Kiernan
      Pages 307-313

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 315-325
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About this book

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.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Kenkyuto, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

    Patrick Kiernan

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About the author

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).
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Learner Narratives of Translingual Identities

  • Book Subtitle: A Multimodal Approach to Exploring Language Learning Histories

  • Authors: Patrick Kiernan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95438-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95437-0Published: 28 August 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07037-3Published: 19 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95438-7Published: 16 August 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 325

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, Multilingualism, Language Education, Semiotics, Self and Identity, Intercultural Communication

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