Positioning Theory in Applied Linguistics

Hayriye Kayi-Aydar is Assistant Professor of English Applied Linguistics at the University of Arizona, USA. She teaches in the MA ESL and PhD SLAT programs. Her research encompasses discourse, narrative, and English as a Second Language (ESL) pedagogy, at the intersections of interactional sociolinguistics and poststructural approaches to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). She has published in journals such as TESOL Quarterly, System, ELT Journal, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, Classroom Discourse, Teaching and Teacher Education and Journal of Language, Identity, and Education.

• Chapter 1: Positioning Theory.- Chapter 2: Positioning Theory and Discourse Analysis.- Chapter 3: Positioning Theory in Applied Linguistics.- Chapter 4. Positioning Theory in Language Teacher Education.- Chapter 5: Classroom Discourse for Positioning Research.- Chapter 6: Narrative Texts for Positioning Research.- Chapter 7: Trustworthiness, Current Debates, Future Directions.

“Kayi-Aydar takes a pedagogical approach in explaining positioning theory with clarity and simplicity that makes reading the book a rewarding experience. It is clearly written for educational researchers just discovering the theory, although it will benefit anyone interested in discourse and identity. … Positioning Theory in Applied Linguistics effectively is accessible and usable for researchers.” (Felix Kwihangana, Educational Review, Vol. 73 (2), 2021)