Simpson, J (2013) Identity alignment on an ESOL class blog. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 23 (2). 183 - 201. ISSN 0802-6106
Abstract
This paper concerns a multilingual adult learner of English, Shahedah, and her written interaction on the class blog of her English anguage course. Lesson observations revealed that the pedagogic use of the blog did not enable the development of new learner identity positions for students in Shahedah’s class, often cited as an affordance of electronic media in language learning contexts. Moreover onventional classroom hierarchies were reproduced in interaction on the blog. Comprising an analysis of online written discourse, spoken interaction and life history interview, this study examines how blog interaction displays identity alignment – that is, identity positions offered and claimed online align with those in other learning contexts. Shahedah aspires to further study, and the paper points to implications of electronic media for academic literacy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the accepted version of the following article: Simpson, J. (2013), Identity alignment on an ESOL class blog. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 23: 183–201. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2012.00325.x which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-4192.2012.00325.x |
Keywords: | identity; ESOL; blog; migration; literacy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2015 10:29 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2017 12:02 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-4192.2012.00325.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1473-4192.2012.00325.x |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83598 |