Emerging Self-identities and Emotion in Foreign Language Learning A Narrative-oriented Approach
Emerging Self-identities and Emotion in Foreign Language Learning: A Narrative-oriented Approach by Masuko Miyahara, published by Multilingual Matters in 2015, explores the identity construction processes among Japanese university students learning English. This 200-page book presents a narrative-oriented approach that emphasizes the instrumental agency of individuals as they navigate their social environments, shaping their identities as second language users.
Readers will find a detailed examination of how experiences, emotions, and social factors influence personal orientations toward English and self-perceptions as learners. The book discusses the fluctuations in motivation that arise from these interactions and provides insights into the methodological challenges faced during qualitative longitudinal studies. By focusing on the interplay between identity and emotion in language learning, this work contributes to the fields of linguistics, psychology, and education.
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This book uses a narrative-oriented approach to shed light on the processes of identity construction and development among Japanese university students of English. The research highlights the instrumental agency of individuals in responding to and acting upon the social environment, and in developing, maintaining and/or reconstructing their identities as L2 users. The study offers unique insights into the role of experience, emotions, social and environmental affordances in shaping their personal orientations to English and self-perceptions as English learner-users. It also examines individuals’ responses to these factors and discusses fluctuations in their motivations. The additional value of this book lies in its detailed account of methodological procedures, challenges and ways to overcome obstacles encountered when undertaking qualitative longitudinal studies.
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