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题目:I am what I have written: A case study of identity construction in and through personal statement writing
1. 摘要
The case study attempts to explore identity construction by examining a Chinese college student's personal statement writing. Based on Ivanic's framework of writer identity construction, an analysis of similarities and differences was made on the student's personal statements written for four different programs over a three-year period. It is found that the student constructed the desired writer identity of a qualified and special applicant who would fit into the target program mainly by making three discoursal choices for different self-representations, namely, narrating life experiences, referring to oneself and others, and highlighting. The interview results indicate that personal statement writing helped the student perceive her self and identity, both retrospectively and prospectively. It offers a significant implication for academic writing teaching and research. It is hoped that this case study can stimulate further research of identity construction in and through the personal statement as an occluded academic genre.
2. Brief Introduction(为什么这个文章有趣?)
1) 当想要申请继续深造时,申请者需要提供一系列材料:申请表、推荐信、个人简历、个人陈述、语言成绩证明等,其中尤为重要的就是个人陈述,因为其可以充分显示申请者的申请动机、抱负、性格等方面。尽管许多书籍和网站都给出了如何写个人陈述的指导和建议,但关于个人陈述的学术性研究并不多;
2) 以往大多数关于个人陈述的研究都采用Swales以体裁为基础的语步分析来考察其修辞特征,少有研究涉及个人陈述写作中的自我表征和身份建构问题;
3) 且以往研究大多采用语料库研究方法,而本研究进行个案研究,分析Rosy在三年内申请四个不同项目的四份个人陈述, 旨在探讨Rosy如何通过个人陈述写作建构自己的身份。
3. Research Questions (研究问题)
1) How is the desired writer identity constructed in the personal statements?
2) In what ways can personal statement writing help the writer perceive her selfand identity?
4. Research method (研究方法)
文本分析聚焦于Rosy个人陈述的语篇特征,随后进行了五次半结构化访谈,主要考察她在这类文体写作中的身份建构,与文本分析结果互为补充。
5. Comment (读后感)
1)作者身份是通过整合自我表征的不同方面来建构的,而自我表征又是通过不同的话语选择来呈现的。话语自我是一个作家想要创造的形象,它显示了一个作家如何倾向于向他人表达自己;
2)个人陈述其实就是一本浓缩版的自传,申请者需要根据自己的需要选择合适的话语和个人经历构建身份。Rosy第一份个人陈述是为了申请LSA课程,她认为这个项目可能有助于她大三的语言学学习。由于缺乏相关的实习和背景知识,她选择讲述自己在外语中学的经历,以突出自己对语言的兴趣,并提到了已学过两门与语言学相关的入门课程,以表明与目标课程有所联系;
3)本研究同时也说明话语实践和社会互动构成了在写作过程中调节和建构作者独特学术身份的两个重要机制。
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