Insider, Outsider, In-Between: Navigating Positionality in Ethnographic Research

Guest Speaker: Senyao Shen is a Ph.D. Candidate in the University of British Columbia Department of Language and Literacy Education. Her research explores socialization among Chinese families in Metro Vancouver and the interplay of English, Chinese regional dialects, and Mandarin. She holds an MA in Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a BA in Translation from Nankai University.Host: The Research Engagement and Collaboration Hub (REACH), the Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.Host in This Episode:Dr. Melanie Wong is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the University of British Columbia Department of Language and Literacy Education. She is a former K-12 educator. Her research explores the experiences of K-12 English Language Learners in technology-enhanced settings.This episode builds on the REACH workshop " Insider, Outsider, In-Between: Navigating Positionality in Ethnographic Research," with Dr. Melanie Wong and Senyao Shen taking the conversation further and expanding on the themes we explored together. We’re grateful to them for co-designing and facilitating the original session, and for helping shape the space that made this ongoing discussion possible.