Member-Checking through Diagrammatic Elicitation: Constructing Meaning with Participants

Autor/in	Sahakyan, Taguhi
Titel	Member-Checking through Diagrammatic Elicitation: Constructing Meaning with Participants
Quelle	In: TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 57 (2023) 2, S.686-701 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sahakyan, Taguhi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-8322
DOI	10.1002/tesq.3210
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Accuracy; Teacher Motivation; Self Actualization; Foreign Countries; Visual Aids; Journal Writing; Teacher Attitudes; Faculty Development; Participatory Research; Armenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Ausland; Anschauungsmaterial; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Lehrerverhalten; Forschungstätigkeit; Armenien
Abstract	Member checking is one of the key instruments ensuring the quality of qualitative research which is commonly associated with participants' approval of data accuracy. Considering multiple drawbacks of the traditional member-checking methods, this article presents an alternative technique--diagrammatic elicitation. I illustrate how this approach was implemented in a study of six Armenian EFL teachers' self-development and motivation. The data were collected in three phases over a period of 6 months using semi-structured interviews, journal writing, and unstructured classroom observations followed by post-observation interviews. I argue that diagrammatic elicitation makes member checking more participatory empowering participants and engaging them in the research process resulting in constructing the meaning with the researcher. Furthermore, it stimulates deeper reflections uncovering hidden aspects of participants' experiences leading to a more in-depth understanding of the researched phenomenon which contribute to the quality of research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01