Narratives of Learning and Teaching EFL

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