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A Research method to deconstruct previous experiences in Applied Linguistics Research
  • Maria Garcia and Jessica Masterson
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Reflexive and Reflective Research Approaches in Applied Linguistics
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Abstract

In this chapter we discuss how currere can support research in Applied Linguistics (AL). We examine studies where currere or a similar approach has been used as a research method in Applied Linguistics. Citing these studies, we discuss how they can be used as examples for future currere-based AL research. Following that discussion, we also provide guidance about considerations that researchers should be aware of before choosing currere as their research approach. This discussion will help guide AL researchers in using currere in the different stages of a currere-based AL research project. Lastly, we address affordances, limitations, and ethical considerations of using currere in AL research, especially within studies that examine power dynamics used within language. Additionally, we provide guidance on how to use currere in studies where there is a larger group of participants.

Abstract

In this chapter we discuss how currere can support research in Applied Linguistics (AL). We examine studies where currere or a similar approach has been used as a research method in Applied Linguistics. Citing these studies, we discuss how they can be used as examples for future currere-based AL research. Following that discussion, we also provide guidance about considerations that researchers should be aware of before choosing currere as their research approach. This discussion will help guide AL researchers in using currere in the different stages of a currere-based AL research project. Lastly, we address affordances, limitations, and ethical considerations of using currere in AL research, especially within studies that examine power dynamics used within language. Additionally, we provide guidance on how to use currere in studies where there is a larger group of participants.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of contributors vii
  4. Chapter 1. Reflectivity and reflexivity in qualitative research and scholarship 1
  5. Part I. Reflectivity and reflexivity in research
  6. Chapter 2. Transformative possibilities of autoethnography 22
  7. Chapter 3. Duoethnography 41
  8. Chapter 4. Toward an understanding of currere as a research method 61
  9. Chapter 5. Telling stories matters 80
  10. Part II. Reflectivity and reflexivity and Applied Linguistics Research
  11. Chapter 6. Affordances and limitations of autoethnography as a research method in Applied Linguistics 98
  12. Chapter 7. The role of duoethnography in critical ELT research 120
  13. Chapter 8. Currere 139
  14. Chapter 9. Narrative inquiry in Applied Linguistics Research 152
  15. Part III. Reflective and reflexive studies
  16. Chapter 10. An autoethnography of migration, language, and power dynamics 172
  17. Chapter 11. Duoethnographic inquiry into translingualism and language teacher identity 188
  18. Chapter 12. Past, present, and future 206
  19. Chapter 13. When children don’t learn to read 223
  20. Coda
  21. Chapter 14. Contemporary Applied Linguistics Research 248
  22. Author index 267
  23. Subject index 269
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.8.08gar

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of contributors vii
  4. Chapter 1. Reflectivity and reflexivity in qualitative research and scholarship 1
  5. Part I. Reflectivity and reflexivity in research
  6. Chapter 2. Transformative possibilities of autoethnography 22
  7. Chapter 3. Duoethnography 41
  8. Chapter 4. Toward an understanding of currere as a research method 61
  9. Chapter 5. Telling stories matters 80
  10. Part II. Reflectivity and reflexivity and Applied Linguistics Research
  11. Chapter 6. Affordances and limitations of autoethnography as a research method in Applied Linguistics 98
  12. Chapter 7. The role of duoethnography in critical ELT research 120
  13. Chapter 8. Currere 139
  14. Chapter 9. Narrative inquiry in Applied Linguistics Research 152
  15. Part III. Reflective and reflexive studies
  16. Chapter 10. An autoethnography of migration, language, and power dynamics 172
  17. Chapter 11. Duoethnographic inquiry into translingualism and language teacher identity 188
  18. Chapter 12. Past, present, and future 206
  19. Chapter 13. When children don’t learn to read 223
  20. Coda
  21. Chapter 14. Contemporary Applied Linguistics Research 248
  22. Author index 267
  23. Subject index 269
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