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In this presentation, Prof. Barkhuizen will provide a broad overview of approaches to narrative inquiry in language teaching and learning research. After describing what narrative inquiry is, including pointing out the centrality of stories in narrative research, he will provide some recent examples of narrative research, including types of data collection and analysis. These examples will illustrate methods useful for busy language teachers, and some research will focus on the topic of language teacher and learner identity. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

We “acquire” (not “learn”) language when we understand what we hear and what we read, when we get “comprehensible input.” We do not acquire language when we speak, write or study it. Effective methods supply interesting and comprehensible input, often in the form of stories (otherwise known as “literature” and “fiction”). Stephen Krashen’s input hypothesis is one of the most influential theories of second language acquisition. In this webinar, Prof. Stephen Krashen will explain why Comprehensible Input is the most important factor in learning another language.