Narratives of Learning and Teaching EFL

RIIKKA ALANEN is Adjunct Professor in Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Language Studies and Lecturer in Language Pedagogy in the Department of Teacher Education of the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandPHIL BENSON is Associate Professor in the English Department at the Hong Kong Institute of EducationDAVID BLOCK is Reader in Education in the Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy at the Institute of Education, University of LondonCHRISTOPHER CARPENTER teaches at Dokkyo University, JapanALICE CHIK is at Department of English and Communication, City University of Hong KongSARA COTTERALL is Associate Professor at Akita International University in JapanNEIL COWIE teaches English in the Foreign Language Education Centre at Okayama University, JapanHANNELE DUFVA is Full Professor of Language Education in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandDEISE P. DUTRA is Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilLEENA KARLSSON is Lecturer in English at the University of Helsinki Language Centre, FinlandHELIANA MELLO is Associate Professor of English and Linguistics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilLAURA MICCOLI is Associate Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilTIM MURPHEY teaches at Kanda University of International Studies, JapanGAROLD MURRAY is Professor at Akita International University, JapanTARJA NIKULA is Research Fellow ofthe Academy of Finland in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandANNE PITKÄNEN-HUHTA is Senior Lecturer in English in the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, FinlandKEIKO SAKUI is Associate Professor at Kobe Shoin Women's University, Japan

'This is a very enjoyable and highly original book. Narratives from EFL learners and users from Brazil, Finland, Japan, Spain and Hong Kong provide kaleidoscopic images of unique individual experiences. Yet, from this multiplicity of views a more general picture emerges of learners/users as actors and witnesses of their learning process.' - Jean-Marc Dewaele, University of London

• List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION Narrativizing Learning and Teaching EFL: The Beginnings; P.Kalaja, V.Menezes & A.M.F.Barcelos PART II: WRITTEN NARRATIVES The Seeds of Agency in Language Learning Histories; T.Murphey & C.Carpenter Learning English: Students' Beliefs and Experiences in Brazil; A.M.F.Barcelos Self-Observation and Reconceptualization Through Narratives and Reflective Practice; D.P.Dutra & H.Mello Brazilian EFL Teachers' Experiences in Public and Private Schools: Different Contexts with Similar Challenges; L.Miccoli PART III: SELF-NARRATIVES Turning the Kaleidoscope EFL Research as Auto/Biography; L.Karlsson 'To Speak English Is Tedious': Student Resistance in Japanese University Classrooms; K.Sakui & N.Cowie PART IV: ORAL NARRATIVES Passion and Persistence: Learning English in Akita; S.Cotterall Communities of Practice: Stories of Japanese EFL Learners; G.Murray EFL Narratives and English-Mediated Identities: Two Ships Passing In The Night?; D.Block Frequent Flyer: A Narrative of Overseas Study in English; A.Chik & P.Benson PART V: MULTIMODAL NARRATIVES Using Photographs to Access Stories of Learning English; T.Nikula & A.Pitkänen-Huhta Self-Portraits of EFL Learners: Finnish Students Draw and Tell; P.Kalaja, R.Alanen & H.Dufva Multimedia Language Learning Histories; V.Menezes PART VI: CONCLUSION Narrativizing Learning and Teaching EFL: Concluding Remarks; V.Menezes, A.M.F.Barcelos & P.Kalaja References Index