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I'm a PhD candidate at The University of Manchester. My research focuses on the experiences of visible ethnic minorities who are native English speaking teachers (VEM-NESTs for short). I mostly blog about the messy process of 'doing' research in my field. I also write about other aspects of being a doctoral student, such as teaching university level courses or learning how to use social networking tools. All views expressed are my own.
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Recent Blog Posts
- Day 68: Trying out 2 different writing activities 05/20/2013
- On making writing progress: Day 81 05/07/2013
- Working towards a full draft: Day 89 04/29/2013
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Tag Archives: data collection instruments
Transcribing for 30 days, everyday (almost but not quite)!
On the 1st of March, 2012 I started on a new 30 day challenge to kick start my data preparation process into high gear by setting what I thought was an attainable goal: transcribe for 15 minutes a day, for … Continue reading
Spend 15 minutes a day transcribing – for 30 days
Seriously, transcribing does my head in. I am not a fan. Period. I think I give a long, sideways look at people who claim they love transcribing. I they’re lying, and they’re actually inwardly shuddering, blocking out the despair, telling … Continue reading
On purpose and progress
Why am I collecting data in this way during stage 1? What is the purpose of stage 1? And of stage 2? How about stage 3? During my supervision meeting I was asked these seemingly simple questions as a way … Continue reading
