Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning (Second Language Acquisition): 81 - Softcover

Zoltan Dornyei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783092556 ISBN 13: 9781783092550

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2014

Synopsis

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and empirical research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The contributors include some of the most well-established scholars from three continents, all addressing the question of how we can understand motivation if we perceive it as continuously changing and evolving rather than as a fixed learner trait. The data-based studies also provide useful research models and templates for graduate students and scholars in the fields of applied linguistics and SLA who are interested in engaging with the intriguing area of examining language learning in a dynamic vein.

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Review

This pioneering volume brings together an impressive collection of studies on the applications of dynamic systems theory to the research of language learning motivation. Its strengths lie in offering new theoretical perspectives and groundbreaking methodological tools in researching motivation in various contexts. This book will prove to be a valuable and stimulating resource for anyone interested in the complex interplay of context, individual learner characteristics and processes of second language acquisition. --Judit Kormos, Lancaster University, UK

About the Author

Zoltan Dornyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics at the School of English, University of Nottingham. He has published widely on various aspects of second language acquisition and language learning motivation including Motivation, Language Identity and the L2 Self (2009, edited with Ema Ushioda). Peter D. MacIntyre is Professor of Psychology at Cape Breton University. His research focuses on the dynamic changes in emotion and cognition that take place as part of the psychology of communication. He is the co-author of Capitalizing on Language Learners' Individuality (2014, with Tammy Gregersen). Alastair Henry teaches at University West, Sweden and has a PhD in Language Education from the University of Gothenburg. His research focuses on motivation in third language learning and gender differences in L2 motivation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783092556
• ISBN 13: 9781783092550
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Zoltan Dornyei, Peter D. MacIntyre, Alastair Henry