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Picturing English: Participatory photography in a college EFL classroom in Taiwan 21 st SLED Symposium Yi-Ching Lee Slide 2 What is Photovoice? A brief history & evolution Development in the mid-1990s Caroline Wang and colleagues (Wang & Burris, 1994,1997; Wang, Yi, Tao & Carovano, 1998) Originated in the field of health education and public health Taken up as a feminist methodology in various fields (i.e.: education) ( Nelson & Christensen, 2009; Nimmon & Begoray, 2009; Strack, Magill & McDonagh, 2004; Wilson, Dasho, Martin, Wallerstein, Wang & Minkkler, 2007; Zenkov & Harmon, 2009 ) Slide 3 Theoretical underpinnings: Critical theory (Freires problem posing) Documentary research Feminist action research (See Meyer & Kroeger, 2005 and Catalani & Minkler, 2009 for a detailed literature review) Slide 4 An adaptation of Photovoice in an EFL classroom Context: A college EFL class in Taiwan Participants: 37 sophomore English majors Embedded in a larger research project Slide 5 Process: Discussion of photographs as texts & ethics The overarching theme: experience as an EFL learner in Taiwan On the right track --- two photos sent to the instructor every two weeks Gallery walk Focus group discussion, teacher & researcher peer debriefing and reflections Slide 6 Recurring themes Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Pop culture & media Technology Local community And more Slide 10 Why in EFL/ESL/FL classrooms? Interactive and communicative approach to language learning Reflective language learning Community building and learner participation Project-based learning (Brydon-Miller,2006) Slide 11 My researchers stance: Research or pedagogy? Data or method to collect data? Emancipation? Empowerment? Slide 12 References: Wang, C. & Burris, M. (1994). Empowerment through photo novella: Portraits of participation. Health Education Quarterly, 21, 171-186. Wang, C. & Burris, M. (1997). Phtovoice: Concept, methodology and use for participatory needs assessment. Health Education and Behavior, 24 (3), 369-387. Wang, C. C.,Yi, W. K., Tao, Z. W., & Carovano, K. (1998). Photovoice as a participatory health promotion strategy. Health Promotion international, 13 (1), 75-86. Meyer, H. & Kroeger,S. (2005). Photovoice as an educational action research tool. Qualitative Research Journal, 5 (2), 185-194. Catalani, C. & Minkler, M. (2010). Photovoice: A review of the literature in health and public health. Health Education and Behavior, 37 (3), 424-451. Nimmon, L. & Begoray, D. (2008). Creating participatory photonovels: A classroom guide. Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2 (3), 174-178. Nelson, E. & Christensen, K. (2009). Photovoice in the middle: How out students experience learning at school and beyond. New Zealand Journal of Teachers Work, 6 (1), 35-46. Strack, W., Magill, C. & McDonagh, K. (2004). Engaging youth through photovoice. Health Promotion Practice, 5 (1), 49-58. Wilson, N., Dasho, S., Martin,A. C., Wallerstein, N., Wang, C., & Minkler, M. (2007). Engaging young adolescents in social action through Photovoice The Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES!) project. Journal of Early Adolescence, 27 (2), 241-261. Zenkov, K. & Harmon, J. (2009). Picturing a writing process: Photovoice and teaching writing to urban youth. Journal of Adolescence and Adult Literacy, 52 (7), 575-584.