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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826372903321

Autore

Yang Shizhou

Titolo

Autobiographical writing and identity in EFL education / / Shizhou Yang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-135-07610-3

0-203-06670-7

1-135-07611-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 290 pages)

Collana

Routledge research in education ; ; 97

Disciplina

808.06/692

Soggetti

Autobiography - Authorship

Biography as a literary form

English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to the study -- 2. Understanding autobiographical writing and identity -- 3. Research autobiographical writing and identity -- 4. Abby : "A butterfly has no soul" -- 5. Matt : "The smile became special" -- 6. Beth : "A wonderful book" -- 7. Anne : "A small clean warm plastic" -- 8. Comparisons across the four case studies -- 9. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the pedagogical potential of autobiographical writing in English-as-a-foreign language, approaching the topic from an educational, longitudinal, dialogical, and social perspective.