Second Language Learning and Identity

Cracking Metaphors in Ideological and Poetic Discourse in the Third Space

af Mika Yoshimoto

This book is largely about second language learning and identity construction. It is based on a unique hybrid design of case study and autoethnography. In addition, diary study plays an important role in allowing the participants to express themselves in a self-reflective way. The author examines and discusses with the participants of her research, the everyday struggles of Japanese women in Canada who are trying to learn English. Of particular interest to this study was the role of metaphor in ... (Læs mere)