More Than a Title : Autoethnographic Explorations of Choosing Dissertation Topics in Applied Linguistics / edited by Luis Javier Pentón Herrera.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pentón Herrera, Luis Javier, editor.

Series:

Doctoral journey in education ; Volume 6.

The Doctoral Journey in Education Series ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied linguistics--Study and teaching (Graduate).

Applied linguistics.

Doctoral students--Attitudes.

Doctoral students.

Dissertations, Academic.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2025]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited book, the first of its kind in the field of applied linguistics, offers a refreshing and unique exploration of how personal experiences shape academic journeys. Through engaging autoethnographic inquiries, each chapter sheds light on the complex factors influencing doctoral students' decisions on dissertation topics. This collection provides deep insights into the interplay between identity, experience, and academic research, making it an essential read for anyone interested in the human aspects of applied linguistics. This book is a must-read for doctoral students, doctoral advisors, and anyone interested in doctoral studies, offering valuable perspectives on the how, what, and why of choosing dissertation topics in applied linguistics. Contributors are: Farah Ali, Anna Becker, Jaione Diaz Mazquiaran, Xuewei He, Ufuk Keleş, Akiko Kiyota, Justyna Legutko, Angel Merchant, Valéria Schörghofer-Queiroz, Marc Tamarit-Galdón, and Ethan Trinh.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

References

Figures and Tables

Figures

Tables

Notes on Contributors

1. Opening the Dialogue

Abstract

Keywords

1 Preamble

2 Introduction

3 Starting Again

4 Dissertation Topics in Applied Linguistics

5 Chapters in This Edited Volume

6 Final Thoughts

2. The Influence of Educational and Professional Experiences on Writing a Doctoral Research Proposal

3 Conceptual Framework

4 Methods

5 Material

6 Data Analysis

7 Findings

7.1 My Multilingual Self

7.2 Focus on Writing and Assessment

7.3 Attempt to Quantify Research Results

7.4 Role of Identity in Writing

7.5 Shift toward Social Dimensions of Writing

7.6 Focus on Europe and Policy

8 Discussion

9 Conclusion

Notes

3. The Autoethnographer, or, There and Back Again

1 Prologue

3 So… What Is Autoethnography for Me?

4 Choosing Mystory as the Dissertation Topic

5 Realizations of My Dissertation Journey

5.1 Pre-comps: Autoethnography-Howdy?

5.2 The Comps: One Step Closer to Making up My Mind/Heart

5.3 Post-Comps Coursework: Theory and Practice Combined

6 Final Thoughts and Recommendations

7 Epilogue

Note

4. More than a Researcher

1 Introduction

2 Framework

3 Methods

4 Introducing Myself

5 Findings and Discussions

5.1 Challenging Ideologies: Constructing a Multilingual Identity

5.2 Challenging Conceptualizations: Assuming a Migrant Identity

5.3 Challenging Representations: Self-Empowering Positions through Motherhood

6 Conclusion

5. Researcher Identity and the Formation of an Analytical Lens in Applied Linguistics

Keywords.

1 Introduction

2 Theorizing Epistemology, Researcher Identity, and Analytical Lens

2.1 The Angle and the Choices the Researcher Make in Qualitative Research: Epistemology

2.2 Researcher's Identity and Analytical Lens in Qualitative Research

2.3 The Theoretical Perspective I Adopted in My Ph.D. Research

2.4 Research Questions

3.1 Autoethnography

3.2 Data Collection

3.3 Data Analysis

3.4 Data Presentation

4 Findings

4.1 USA

4.2 The Initial Half Year: Vulnerable but Happy

4.2.1 Friendly, Supportive Friends, Integrating Me into the Community

4.2.2 Respect and Friendship: Fuelling Resiliency Amidst the Hardship of Being a Vulnerable Minority Student

4.2.3 'Babied' Identity and Powerless Positioning in the Class Community

4.3 The Latter Half of that Year: Being on the Verge, Feeling Miserable

4.3.1 Changing School, New Community

4.3.2 My Identity: Feeling as If I Was お 物 Onimotsu (Luggage)

4.3.3 Feeling Miserable: Language, Mismatch Fashion, and Racism

4.3.4 Back to a Community of Friends, Thanks to Mr. Holmes

4.4 Thirty Years Later, in Tokyo, Japan

5 Discussions

Acknowledgments

6. My Dissertation as an Assemblage of Identities, Motivations, and Experiences

4 Willkommen in Meiner Welt

5.1 Identities

5.2 Motivations

5.3 Experiences

5.4 My Dissertation (Topic) as an Assemblage of Different Identities, Motivations, and Experiences

6 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

7. Bihotzean Dagoena, PhD-ra Irten

2 Analytical Framework

3 Autoethnography as the Research Design

4 My Story as Jaione

4.1 Past Experiences Influencing Present Choices.

4.2 Navigating between Two Worlds

4.3 Understanding the Choice of My Dissertation Topic

5 Discussion and Conclusion

8. Navigating Imposter Syndrome as an NNEST

2 Imposter Syndrome as an Interpretive Framework

3.1 Autoethnography as a Method

3.2 Instruments and Data Collection

5 Findings and Discussion

5.1 Combating the Native Speaker Fallacy: Navigating Imposter Syndrome at the Societal Level

5.2 Struggling to Establish Legitimacy: Navigating Imposter Syndrome at the Institutional Level

5.3 Dealing with Doubts and Judgments: Navigating Imposter Syndrome at the Interpersonal Level

6 The Connections between My Experience as an NNEST and My Dissertation Topic

7 Final Thoughts

9. Interpreting to Survive

2 Child Language Brokering: A Brief Introduction

3 Power/Knowledge: A Foucaultian Framework

5 Introducing Myself

5.1 European Teenage Struggles

5.2 Ohioan at Heart

5.3 California Dreamin'

6 Findings and Discussion

7 Conclusions

10. My UAE-Nique Story

3 Methodology

4 Data Collection

5 My Story

5.1 My Educational Journey

6 Findings

6.1 Comfort

6.2 Identity

7 Discussion

8 Final Thoughts

Afterword: Dissertationing as Unapologetically Embodied Queer Experiences

1 Walking Meditation as a Queering Method

2 Dissertationing as a Queering Process

3 PastPresentFuture Directions

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-68667-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004686670 DOI