scholarly journals Conflitos macroculturais e a sala de aula de língua inglesa

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Betane Ferreira ◽  
Dilys Karen Rees
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Intercultural Dialogue ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Field Notes

Resumo O presente artigo visa analisar o diálogo intercultural que ocorre em uma sala de aula de língua inglesa de uma escola pública da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Goiânia, capital do Estado de Goiás. Por se tratar de um estudo de cunho etnográfico, foram utilizadas as seguintes técnicas de geração de dados: a observação-participante, anotações de campo e gravações em vídeo. A partir desses instrumentos, procuramos, por meio da análise dos domínios culturais sugerida por Spradley (1980), interpretar os sentidos e os valores que os participantes atribuem às suas ações e às ações dos outros, como questionam seus papéis sociais e interpretam valores macroculturais de acordo com a sua própria microcultura. A análise dos dados demonstrou que o diálogo intercultural entre professora e alunos ocorre via embates. Também foi possível identificar os diferentes significados culturais que a sala de aula tem para a professora e para os alunos. Palavras-chave: interculturalidade – macro e microculturas – etnografia – inglês- escola pública   Abstract This article discusses the intercultural dialogue between an English teacher and her students from a public school in Goiânia. It is a qualitative study based on ethnography in which the following instruments of generating data were used: participant observation, field notes and video recording. All the data are discussed following the ethnographic research directions and the domain analyses theory suggested by Spradley (1980).  Through the cultural domains, it was possible to identify how the participants interpret theirs and others’ actions, how they question their social roles and interpret some macrocultural values according to their own microculture. The data analyses demonstrated how  the intercultural dialogue between the teacher and her students is conflicted. In addition, it was possible to identify the different cultural meanings teacher and students give to the classroom. Keywords: intercultural dialogue – macro and microcultures - ethnography – English – public school

scholarly journals PROMOTIING LEARNER AUTONOMY: TEACHERS, APPLICATION IN MANAGING CLASS (A STUDY AT SMA ADABIAH, PADANG)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
Putri Mulyani ◽  
Riny D. Sani
Keyword(s):  
Video Recording ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Class A ◽  
Data Process ◽  
Video Recorder ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Field Notes

This study aims to look how the teachers applied the strategies used to promote learner autonomy in the classroom. The research design was descriptive using qualitative approach. Source of the data from this study is an English teacher in high school Adabiah Padang totaling three teachers. In collecting the data, the researcher used observation checklist, field note and video recorder. When observed by using a checklist and field notes, researchers looked at all the activities of teachers and checklist based on indicators of the strategies to promote leaner autonomy in the classroom. Observations were also supported with video recording in order to help the researcher in the data process. There are six indicators used in this study, namely leaner goals, focusing on student's independence from the teacher, providing opportunities for the students to learn from each other, leaner strategy, providing opportunities for self-peer correction and reflection on learning. After analyzing or data process obtained from the use of such instruments, the researcher found that only two of the six indicators are often used by two the teachers from the three teachers that observed were providing opportunities from the student's to learn from each other and providing self-peer opportunities for correction. The percentage of promoting leaner autonomy: teachers' application in managing class at SMA Adabiah Padang, for teacher A is low level (33,3%), for teacher B is low level (33 ,3%) and for teacher C is very low (1 6,6%).

scholarly journals Constructing cultural identity through weaving among Ri-Bhoi women weavers: a symbolic interactionist approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Maria Dias ◽  
Jennifer Paff Ogle ◽  
Sonali Diddi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Interpretive Study ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Future Research Directions

Abstract With this interpretive study, we sought to understand how weaving as an activity contributed to constructing women handloom weavers’ cultural identity in the region of Ri-Bhoi, a district in Meghalaya, India, by exploring weavers’ experiences through changing tides of modernization in the handloom industry of the region. We adopted a lens of symbolic interaction to consider the ways in which interactions within the Ri-Bhoi cultural context contributed to meanings about the women’s weaving activities and their cultural identities. An ethnographic approach was implemented using participant observation, field notes/journaling, and informal and formal interviews to collect relevant data. Analyses revealed four themes representing the value that Ri-Bhoi women weavers attached to various aspects of their weaving tradition, which in turn, supported their cultural identities: (a) maintaining the tradition of weaving through acquisition and exchange of knowledge, (b) securing social support from family and community, (c) maintaining the tradition of weaving through creation of textiles that symbolize tribe and culture, and (d) achieving a sense of fulfillment (i.e., joy, happiness, and pride). Further exploration revealed that the modernization of the Ri-Bhoi handloom industry increased engagement of women in weaving and their passion to preserve their tradition, which further strengthened their connection to weaving. Implications and future research directions are discussed.

Three models of transparency in ethnographic research: Naming places, naming people, and sharing data

Ethnography ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Case Basis

Ethnographic research consists of multiple methodological approaches, including short- and/or long-term participant observation, interviews, photographs, videos, and group field work, to name a few. Yet, it is commonly practiced as a solitary endeavor and primary data is not often subject to scholarly scrutiny. In this paper, I suggest a model in which to understand the different ways in which ethnographies can be transparent – naming places, naming people, and sharing data – and the varied decisions ethnographers have made with regard to them: whether to name a region, city or specific neighborhood, name primary participants or public officials, and to share interview guides, transcripts, or different kinds of field notes. In doing so, this paper highlights how decisions regarding transparency are part of an ethnographer’s methodological toolkit, and should be made on a case-by-case basis depending on the who, what, where, when and why of our research.

scholarly journals The perfect fit? Being both volunteer and ethnographer in a UK foodbank

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayleigh Garthwaite
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North East ◽  
Qualitative Understanding ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore both volunteer and ethnographer in a Trussell Trust foodbank in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England during a period of welfare reform and austerity. It shows how ethnographic researchers can develop a more effective qualitative understanding of foodbank use through volunteering. Design/methodology/approach – The methodological design was ethnographic both in terms of data collection and analysis. Volunteering and participant observation began in November 2013 and is ongoing. The data presented are derived from field notes of participant observations. Findings – Tensions are present when considering how best to write up ethnographic research when the researcher adopts a “volunteer ethnographer” role. The negotiation of relationships, practices, and emotions requires the researcher to appreciate the complex and “politicized” discourse surrounding foodbank use in order to report how the foodbank operates in an objective yet truly reflective way. Originality/value – There is an expanding research interest in the growth of foodbanks. This paper offers unique insights into the value and tensions of adopting the dual role of “volunteer ethnographer” when researching foodbank use in the UK.

scholarly journals Three Models of Ethnographic Transparency: Naming Places, Naming People, and Sharing Data

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Reyes;Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Case Basis

Ethnographic research consists of multiple methodological approaches, including short- and/or long-term participant observation, interviews, photographs, videos, and group field work, to name a few. Yet, it is commonly practiced as a solitary endeavor and primary data is not often subject to scholarly scrutiny. In this paper, I suggest a model in which to understand the different ways in which ethnographies can be transparent—naming places, naming people, and sharing data—and the varied decisions ethnographers have made with regard to them: whether to name a region, city or specific neighborhood, name primary participants or public officials, and to share interview guides, transcripts, or different kinds of field notes. In doing so, this paper highlights how decisions regarding transparency are part of an ethnographer’s methodological toolkit, and should be made on a case-by-case basis depending on the who, what, where, when and why of our research.

THE STUDY OF TEACHER TALK AND STUDENT TALK IN SPEAKING CLASS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-198
Author(s):  
Ida Yulianawati
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Qualitative Interaction ◽  
Classroom Language ◽  
Teaching Learning

The paper concerns with investigating classroom interaction especially the classroom language used by teacher and students in teaching learning process in one Junior High School in Indramayu. Teacher’s talk signals the classroom language that is used by the teacher in the classroom throughout the class periods. Meanwhile, students’ talk signal classroom language that is used by the students. The study employs qualitative interaction analysis method involving fifty nine students and two teachers in two different classrooms. The data are gathered through non-participant observation and video recording. Classroom observations were conducted to gain the data concerning classroom interaction in teaching learning process. The data collecting was separated into twelve categories and analyzed using Flint (Foreign Language Interaction analysis) system adopted from Moscowitz that is widely used to investigate classroom interaction. The findings of this study showed that there are various verbal interactions used in classroom interaction. The data showed that the use of classroom language motivate students to speak and encourage the students to share their idea. But the data also showed that there are many obstacles in using classroom language. So it needs more effort from teachers and students to make classroom language familiar in the classroom.  

Family Participation in Challenger Baseball: Critical Theory Perspectives

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lupe Castañ ◽  
Claudine Sherrill
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Head Coach ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Social ◽  
Field Notes

The purpose was to analyze the social construction of Challenger baseball opportunities in a selected community. Participants were 10 boys and 6 girls with mental and/or physical disabilities (ages 7 to 16 years, M = 11.31), their families, and the head coach. Data were collected through interviews in the homes with all family members, participant observation at practices and games, and field notes. The research design was qualitative, and critical theory guided interpretation. Analytical induction revealed five outcomes that were particularly meaningful as families and coach socially constructed Challenger baseball: (a) fun and enjoyment, (b) positive affect related to equal opportunity and feelings of “normalcy,” (c) social networking/emotional support for families, (d) baseball knowledge and skills, and (e) social interactions with peers.

Pagdihon: The Art and Language of Pottery Making in Bari, Sibalom, Antique

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edbert Jay M. Cabrillos ◽  
◽  
Rowena S. Cabrillos ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Photo Documentation ◽  
Language Pattern ◽  
Art And Language

Pottery is seen as creation of ornamentals, cooking and storing materials. Yet, while economic gains are often considered from producing these materials, the artistic and linguistic aspects have been ignored. This study discusses the factors influencing the culture of pottery, the processes of pottery making, and seeks to uncover the language used in processes of pottery making in Bari, Sibalom, Antique. A qualitative research employing ethnographic study with participant observation and face to face interviews using photo documentation, video recording and open-ended questions in gathering the data was employed. There were five manugdihon, or potters, purposively selected as key informants of the study. The study revealed that environmental factors influenced the culture of pottery making in the barangay. There were seven main processes in pottery making. These included gathering and preparing of materials, mixing the needed materials, cleaning the mixed clay, forming of desired shape, detaching, drying, and polishing and varnishing. Further findings indicate that, together the other processes, the language used in poterry making was archaic Kinaray-a, the language of the province. This language pattern suggests a specialized pottery making. Ultimately, the study suggest that the manugdihon should continue their artistic talents so that the language may be preserved. The educational institutions of the province may provide ways to include pottery making in the curriculum so that the art and language of pottery making will be preserved and promoted.

“You're Only Ever A Block From The ‘Hood”

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-170
Author(s):  
Alex Blue V
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Hip Hop ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Automobile Plant ◽  
Original Intent ◽  
Spatial Reorientation ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
The City

This article explores the use of sound, lyrics, and performance as tools for spatial reorientation and reimagining, identity formation and affirmation, and counternarrative or counterarchive in a rapidly gentrifying contemporary Detroit, Michigan. Two discrete, yet discursively linked case studies are presented—performances by the same artist in two different spaces—that exhibit various modes of “flipping,” slang that can refer to multiple transformative practices in contemporary Detroit. These practices include the use of overdetermined spaces, or spaces that have been declared abandoned or vacant, for something other than their original intent—i.e. using a decommissioned automobile plant as a music video set; sampling, which can be understood as using sonic components from previously recorded songs in the creation of new hip-hop beats; buying homes in a state of disrepair, fixing and reselling them at large profits; and inverting meaning itself, via slang or coded language. Additionally Black techniques of sounding and performance are illuminated, with a focus on echo as a mode of co-creation. These various practices are all responses to the growing wave of gentrification that gains momentum in the city daily. The analysis draws primarily from ethnographic research conducted from 2016 to 2018, culling data from participant observation, recorded interviews, informal conversations, field notes, lyrical and video analysis, and the analysis of mediated accounts, both print and online. As the analysis shows, the strategies utilized by artists in Detroit ensure that no matter how much the spaces in Detroit continue to change, and no matter how much an attempt is made to provide racially curated space through various forms of violence, you’re only ever a block from the ‘hood.

Being an Addict and Healing: Narratives and Practices in A Gospel Rehabilitation Center

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Yumeng YAO
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Geographic Factor ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Healing Narratives

As a social problem, addiction is especially troublesome in the southwestern border areas of China. This research explores how they became addicts and how to deal with it based on six months of ethnographic research in a gospel rehabilitation center in Yunnan. In rationality analysis and discussion, personal choices of drug users arc often held accountable. However > it is necessary to take the geographic factor and historical background into consideration when reflecting on their way of being addicted. Besides? this study would > through personal narratives of drug addicts? attempt to introduce the irrationality factor of desire to analyze from the perspective of the subjects how their drug use experience is related to the society through desires. And then, by using participant observation of their daily practices in the center, this study makes an in-depth exploration of how such desires arc handled through healing treatment at the Gospel Rehabilitation Center. And how they through healing practices to realize rebirth.

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