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Ethnographies of Academic Writing Research: Theory, methods, and interpretationEdited by Ignacio Guillén-Galve and Ana Bocanegra-Valle
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 1] 2021
► pp. 1–20
Chapter 1Methodological reflections on and participatory episodes of ethnographic academic writing research
Ana Bocanegra-Valle | University of Cadiz
Ignacio Guillén-Galve | University of Zaragoza
This chapter presents the current state of ethnographic research as applied to academic writing. First, we articulate the significance of ethnography as a methodological approach for the study of writing in academic settings. Next, we provide a critical exploration of the current state of research in terms of key methodological issues which feature prominently in ethnographically-oriented academic writing studies: thick description, deep theorizing, methodological alignment with ethnography, participatory research, research reflexivity, and ethics and trustworthiness. In the final two sections, we give an overview of the volume and showcase its contribution to existing disciplinary and methodological debates.
Keywords: academic writing, ethics, ethnography, reflexivity, thick description
Article outline
- An introduction to ethnography and academic writing research
- Key methodological issues in ethnographically-oriented academic writing research
- Situating the book in relevant scholarship
- Thick description and deep theorizing
- Methodological alignment with ethnography
- Participatory research and researcher reflexivity
- Ethics and trustworthiness
- Organisation of the book and chapter summaries
- Contribution of the book to current methodological debates
- Thick description, thick participation, and deep theorizing
- Participatory research and researcher reflexivity
- Ethics and trustworthiness
- The book in a nutshell
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Published online: 26 October 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.1.01boc
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.1.01boc
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