Bonny Norton conference

15/04/2011

CPEC organized the conference "Hybrid identities and Language Learning" by Dr. Bonny Norton, distinguished professor and scholar from the University of British Columbia, Canada, on April 5th, 2011.

Abstract of Dr. Norton's Presentation:

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the relationship between identity and language learning, particularly in the field of English language teaching.  Such research is centrally concerned with the relationship between the language learner and the larger social world, and addresses the way language learning is influenced by institutional and community practices in diverse sites of power. In her presentation, Dr. Bonny Norton traces the trajectory of her research on second language identity, focusing on research that is primarily concerned with classroom practice. Central themes include debates on investment, imagined communities, identity categories, and literacy practices. Data is drawn from a range of English language classrooms internationally. The presentation concludes with an examination of new directions of research on identity and language learning, including the identity of the second language teacher, the second language teacher educator, and the second language researcher.

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