John Bankier
Kanagawa University
About
John Bankier has worked in ELT since 2003 in Japan and (briefly) in New Zealand. He completed his Master’s in Education (TESOL) at Temple University in 2009. His PhD in Linguistics (Lancaster University, 2019) focused on L2-English academic writing and out-of-class social interactions through the lens of language socialisation. He is an Assistant Professor at Kanagawa University. His current teaching and research interests include English writing, social networks, CLIL and self-access language learning.Sessions
Short Presentation Multiple Identities and Choices Outside the English Academic Writing Classroom more
Sat, Dec 18, 15:30-15:55 Asia/Tokyo
This presentation considers the multiple identities which shape learners’ choices as they write, revise, and seek support about writing assignments outside the classroom. Data are drawn from a one-year qualitative study of the out-of-class academic English writing practices and social relationships of seven first-year university students in Japan. Identities described include those within their EAP programme (e.g., programme member, “Advanced EAP class” member) and outside it (e.g., hometown friend, extracurricular club member). The presenter will discuss how identities influenced participants’ choices. These choices included forming study groups to work on writing, meeting to discuss a peer’s feedback, comparing writing with others’, or, conversely, discounting peers as sources of writing advice. Implications for teachers of writing will also be addressed.