Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy Gathering Students’ Perspectives on Anecdotes and L2 Identity Formation more

Sun, Nov 14, 14:45-15:10 Asia/Tokyo

Stories have been used educationally, including in second language classrooms. This presentation will introduce a pilot study on identity formation through student-told anecdotes. Qualitative research was conducted in which English majors at a Japanese university presented a personal story after receiving lessons on narrative structure and vocal modulation. Results from a narrative frames questionnaire and students’ perspectives on the anecdote project will be discussed. Ideas for improving student-told anecdotes will be demonstrated.