This presentation reflects some insights into my research study at the time where I was beginning to (actually) use my methodological approach.

1. Researcher Positionality: The effects
of revealing my story to my research
participants in a narrative based study
Eljee Javier (PhD Student)
LTE Student Conference Day 3rd June 2011

2. Looking back…

4. “Yeah, and so the ELSA “I teach in the multi-level
class is to teach them class, so I have levels 1, 2
grammar, English and 3...and it can be quite
grammar, and y’know, the challenging at times
usual, like speaking, because within each level
listening, reading, writing also have a degree of
but then you also can teach proficiency...so I can have
them theme things like a low 1 or a high 1 - I
shopping...” mean, y’know what it’s
like!”
(Excerpt from interview transcripts, MSc assignments 2010)

5. “But other people don’t influence me at all. I think of
myself as a native speaker and that's that. Their idea
of a native speaker may include someone who was
born where English is commonly used in everyday life -
someone like yourself - and was brought up in an
predominantly English speaking country - someone like
me!”
(Excerpt from MA TESOL dissertation, 2007)

6. Presented at CIRN Conference: Narrative Matters 2010

7. …and moving forward.

8. Thank you
www.eljeejavier.com