Title
Being the Data: Orienting to Yourself as a Participant
Location
Room #2078
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Abstract
Discourse analysis (DA) emphasizes the use of naturally occurring data. However, researcher-generated data can be fruitful when methods of DA are applied to researcher’s own talk and text. By orienting to their own contributions to the interactions as data in their own right, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of themselves in relation to their research topics. Regardless of the methods used, researchers can benefit from focusing on their own discourse as much as their participants’.
Being the Data: Orienting to Yourself as a Participant
Room #2078
Discourse analysis (DA) emphasizes the use of naturally occurring data. However, researcher-generated data can be fruitful when methods of DA are applied to researcher’s own talk and text. By orienting to their own contributions to the interactions as data in their own right, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of themselves in relation to their research topics. Regardless of the methods used, researchers can benefit from focusing on their own discourse as much as their participants’.
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