Research project funded by the Center for Research, Development, and Innovation (CIDI)
at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Sede Central Medellín [File No. 514B-11/15-S80]
technical data for the project
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Raúl Alberto Mora
- Co-investigators: Tatiana Chiquito, Marjorie Giraldo-Tong (Formerly Maryori Giraldo), Maria Camila Mejía-Vélez, Tatiana Salazar Patiño, and Sara Uribe.
- Design stage: January - June 2014
- Data collection stage: June 2014 - March 2016
- Data analysis stage: January 2016 - December 2016
- Manuscripts still in progress
Description
As we were looking at the city in our first study, we began to realize that we had underestimated our hometown. Walking it did not shrink it; it expanded it beyond our initial imaginaries! We realized then that we had to split the routes and thus Phase Two of our urban literacies study was born.
For this project, the team (just as cities do) morphed once more. Melissa and Nathalie left this project to devote time, in Melissa's case, to their senior thesis project and, in Nathalie's case, to her study-abroad year in Germany.
Dr. Berry (the lead researcher) cannot stress enough how important they have been to this project and SRG-L2. They were the first who listened and believed in this dream. They were leaders and mentors to Carla, Natalia, and Cami and, in turn, the three of them became better researchers. Carla, unfortunately, had to take a leave of absence to attend to personal matters.
For Phase Two, we have had an excellent team of researchers in Cami, Mayo, Small, Aleja, Sara, and Tatiana. They have been working for the past year collecting data. We intend to go deeper into the analysis during 2016.
For this project, the team (just as cities do) morphed once more. Melissa and Nathalie left this project to devote time, in Melissa's case, to their senior thesis project and, in Nathalie's case, to her study-abroad year in Germany.
Dr. Berry (the lead researcher) cannot stress enough how important they have been to this project and SRG-L2. They were the first who listened and believed in this dream. They were leaders and mentors to Carla, Natalia, and Cami and, in turn, the three of them became better researchers. Carla, unfortunately, had to take a leave of absence to attend to personal matters.
For Phase Two, we have had an excellent team of researchers in Cami, Mayo, Small, Aleja, Sara, and Tatiana. They have been working for the past year collecting data. We intend to go deeper into the analysis during 2016.
The City as Routes we Walk and Talk to
Phase Two is an invitation not only to walk the city, but talk to it via its inhabitants. If Phase One was about the physical spaces, Phase Two zeroes in on the cultural spaces and the ensuing suburban cultures that dwell the city and play with English. Our current study is exploring the following three routes:
- Tattoos
- Graffiti
- Fashion
Academic Presentations and publications
2014
- October - UPB Student Research Group Annual Meeting
- May - Regional Student Research Group (Antioquia Node) Annual Meeting
- May - International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (University of Illinois) [2 presentations]
- September - UPB Student Research Group Annual Meeting
- October - ASOCOPI 50th Annual Conference (Medellín)
- April - Regional Student Research Group (Antoquia Node) Annual Meeting
- April - American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
- August - 6th International Seminar on the Professional Development of Foreign Language Teachers (Universidad de Antioquia)
- October - National & International Student Research Group (REDCOLSI) Annual Meeting (Cúcuta)
- November - Literacy Research Association 66th Annual Conference (Nashville, TN)