Gary Barkhuizen
Telling Stories about Narrative Inquiry Methods In Applied Linguistics Research
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Gary Barkhuizen
Gary Barkhuizen
Gary Barkhuizen if professor of applied linguistics at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of teacher education, language teacher and learner identity, study abroad, and narrative inquiry. He has published widely in these areas including in journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Applied Linguistics, and The Modern Language Journal. Recent books include Narrative Research in Applied Linguistics (Ed., 2013, Cambridge University Press), Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research (2014, Routledge, with Phil Benson and Alice Chik), and Qualitative Research Topics in Language Teacher Education (Ed., 2019, Routledge). His latest book is Communicating Identities (2020, Routledge, with Pat Strauss). He is currently editing a book on the psychological experiences of language teachers who study abroad. He visited Brazil for the AILA conference in 2017 and loved it!
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Gary Barkhuizen
Telling Stories about Narrative Inquiry Methods In Applied Linguistics Research
In this presentation I briefly review past and current narrative inquiry methods in the field of language teaching and learning research. I’ll attempt to summarize these in the form of five core dimensions that I believe capture most of the research work that has been done in this field; at least in terms of data collection and particularly analysis. To illustrate the dimensions I’ll draw on published studies and authentic data. I’ll conclude by looking ahead at some of the more innovative, cutting edge narrative inquiry methods that are beginning to make their way into the world of empirical storytelling.