Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research 1st Edition by Gary Barkhuizen, Phil Benson, Alice Chik ISBN 1136447776 9781136447778

1. Narrative Inquiry in Applied Linguistics
1.1 The Narrative Turn in the Social Sciences
1.2 What is Narrative Inquiry?
1.3 What are Narratives of Language Teaching and Learning?
1.4 Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research
1.5 Topics in Narrative Inquiry

2. Oral Narratives
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Participants
2.3 Qualitative Research Interviewing for Narrative Inquiry
2.3.1 Semi-structured Interviews
2.3.2 Open Interview
2.3.3 Frequency and Length of Data Collection
2.3.4 Data Transcription
2.4 Problems and Ethical Issues
2.5 Conclusion

3. Written Narratives
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Contexts in which Written Narratives are Constructed
3.2.1 Learner Diaries
3.2.2 Language Learning Histories
3.2.3 Teacher Narratives
3.2.4 Teacher and Learner Narrative Frames
3.3 Problems and Ethical Issues
3.4 Conclusion

4. Multimodal Narratives
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Contexts in which Multimodal Narrative Texts are Used
4.2.1 Visual Elicitation
4.2.2 Multimedia Language Learning Histories
4.2.3 Online Language Learning Histories and Group Discussion
4.3 Hosting Multimodal Language Learning Narratives
4.4 Problems and Ethical Issues
4.5 Conclusion

5. Data Analysis in Narrative Inquiry
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Narrative Inquiry and Qualitative Research
5.1.2 Narrative and Non-narrative Data
5.2 Analyzing Narrative Data: Thematic Analysis
5.2.1 Thematic Analysis: Single Case Studies
5.2.2 Thematic Analysis: Multiple Case Studies
5.3 Analyzing Narrative Discourse
5.3.1 Metaphors
5.3.2 Narrative Structure
5.3.3 Narrative in Interaction
5.4 Narrative Writing
5.5 Findings in Narrative Inquiry
5.5.1 Rigor
5.5.2 Trustworthiness
5.5.3 Generalizability

6. Reporting Narrative Studies
6.1 Introduction
6.2 From Data to Research Reports
6.2.1 The Participant(s)
6.2.2 The Researcher(s)
6.2.3 The Audience
6.2.4 The Purpose of the Research
6.2.5 The Research Topic
6.2.6 The Form of the Report
6.3 Reporting Thematic Analysis
6.4 Reporting on Narrative Interaction
6.5 Reporting in Narrative Form

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Background
• What Kind of Study is This?
• Commentary on Research from an Ecological Perspective
• The Japan Journals
• Setting
• Overview of My Goals for Self-Study in Japan
• Ecologically Influenced Dabbling
• Reflections on an Ecology of Effort
• Epilogue

6.6 Reporting Crafted Narratives
6.7 Conclusion