Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning

Dornyei, Zoltan/ Henry, Alastair

ISBN 10: 1783092556 / ISBN 13: 9781783092550

Editore: Channel View Books, 2014

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Titolo: Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning

Casa editrice: Channel View Books

Data di pubblicazione: 2014

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: Brand New

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Riassunto:

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and data-based research studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective. The chapters seek to answer the question of how we can understand motivation if we perceive it as a continuously changing and evolving entity rather than a fixed learner trait.

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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