Kidd Face and Enactment of Identities in the L2 Classroom

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78309-501-8
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 46

Reihe: New Perspectives on Language and Education

This book examines student identities as revealed through the pragmatics of face as observed in the context of English L2 classroom interaction between Japanese students and a native speaker teacher. Classroom recordings together with retrospective interviews reveal specific points during learning activities when the students’ and their teacher’s interpretations of classroom communication deviate from what was intended. This research study is a potent reminder that what students and teachers may consider as standard and conventionally acceptable language use and behaviour within the classroom context can differ dramatically according to social, cultural and individual frames of reference. The book outlines an innovative teacher professional development programme which encourages teachers to reflect on and, where desired, modify or discontinue existing pedagogic practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kidd, Joshua Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Spracherwerb, Sprachentwicklung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Research Origins

Part 1

Chapter 1: The Research

Chapter 2: English Education in Japan

Chapter 3: Pragmatics

Chapter 4: Face/Identity and Politeness Theory

Part 2

Chapter 5: Methodology and Data Collection

Part 3

Chapter 6: Results

Chapter 7: Face and Student Collaboration

Chapter 8: Alignment to Japanese Identities

Chapter 9: Teacher Use of L1 Japanese

Chapter 10: The Right to Silence: Silence As An Act Of Identity

Part 4

Chapter 11: Professional Development Conclusions and Implications

References

Über Autor(innen)

Kidd, Joshua Alexander
Joshua Alexander Kidd has been involved extensively in teaching, curriculum development and education research in Japan for over 20 years. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Macquarie University, Australia. His research interests include social pragmatics, discourse analysis, face, identity and politeness theory. As a teacher he focuses on promoting language acquisition while fostering cultural awareness, interest, respect and tolerance.