Communicating Identities (Hardcover, 1)

CONTENTS Part 1 A. Introduction B. Organization of Part 1 C. Starting with the Big Issues D. Conceptualizing Language Learner Identity E. Conceptualizing Language Teacher Identity F. Implications of Identity Research for Application G. Looking Ahead: Communicating Identities Part 2 A. Introduction B. Reflexing Identities Activity 1: This is (not) like me Activity 2: Celebrating birthdays Activity 3: What makes me me? Activity 4: Tweeting Activity 5: Memories and smells Activity 6: Maps of the world Activity 7: Using our brains! Activity 8: The gender of objects Activity 9: Food and identity Activity 10: Author presence Activity 11: Chickens in cages Activity 12: My ideal holiday C. Projecting Identities Activity 13: Introducing ourselves Activity 14: What’s in a name? Activity 15: Gay men playing rugby Activity 16: Relationships and age Activity 17: The clothes we wear Activity 18: Why is Facebook so popular? Activity 19: Idiomatic language Activity 20: Make your own cartoon Activity 21: There’s a little bit of good in everyone Activity 22: Proverbs and you Activity 23: Justifying your opinion Activity 24: Pictures at an exhibition D. Recognizing Identities Activity 25: A good friend Activity 26: Who are these women? Activity 27: Film critic Activity 28: Identity theft Activity 29: Teacher roles Activity 30: Gendered identities in occupations Activity 31: Stereotyping Activity 32: Questioning national identities Activity 33: Designing a questionnaire Activity 34: Writing a report Activity 35: No laughing matter Activity 36: The language of ads E. Imagining Identities Activity 37: What kind of wild animal? Activity 38: Me flying high Activity 39: My dream room Activity 40: Names for (online) gamers Activity 41: The aliens have landed Activity 42: Speaking English tomorrow Activity 43: Identity quotes Activity 44: Different perspectives Activity 45: What makes them them? Activity 46: Social justice and advertising Activity 47: Consumer identity Activity 48: Transport of the future Part 3 A. Introduction B. Organization of Part 3 C. Characteristics of the Curriculum D. Planning Activities E. Implementing Activities in the Classroom F. What Should We Do After the Activities? Part 4 A. Introduction B. Organization of Part 4 C. What is Exploratory Action Research? D. Selecting Topics to Explore E. Gathering Information F. Narrative Inquiry G. Making Sense of the Information Gathered H. Sharing Your Findings I. Conclusion References