Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning

Author:   Zoltán Dörnyei ,  Peter D. MacIntyre ,  Alastair Henry
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Volume:   81
ISBN:  

9781783092567


Pages:   456
Publication Date:   14 October 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Zoltán Dörnyei ,  Peter D. MacIntyre ,  Alastair Henry
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Volume:   81
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.846kg
ISBN:  

9781783092567


ISBN 10:   1783092564
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   14 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"John Schumann: Foreword 1. Zoltan Dornyei, Peter D. MacIntyre and Alastair Henry: Introduction: Applying Complex Dynamic Systems Principles to Empirical Research on L2 Motivation Part I: Conceptual Summaries 2. Diane Larsen-Freeman: Ten 'Lessons' from Complex Dynamic Systems Theory: What is on Offer 3. Phil Hiver: Attractor States 4. Kees de Bot: Rates of Change: Timescales in Second Language Development 5. Marjolijn Verspoor: Initial Conditions 6. Ema Ushioda: Context and Complex Dynamic Systems Theory 7. Ali Al-Hoorie: Human Agency: Does the Beach Ball Have Free Will? 8. Sarah Mercer: Social Network Analysis and Complex Dynamic Systems 9. Alastair Henry: The Dynamics of Possible Selves 10. Zoltan Dornyei, Zana Ibrahim and Christine Muir: 'Directed Motivational Currents': Regulating Complex Dynamic Systems through Motivational Surges Part II: Empirical Studies 11. Peter D. MacIntyre and Alicia Serroul: Motivation on a Per-Second Timescale: Examining Approach-Avoidance Motivation During L2 Task Performance 12. Sarah Mercer: Dynamics of the Self: A Multilevel Nested Systems Approach 13. Katalin Piniel and Kata Csizer: Changes in Motivation, Anxiety and Self-Efficacy during the Course of an Academic Writing Seminar 14. Frea Waninge: Motivation, Emotion and Cognition: Attractor States in the Classroom 15. Phil Hiver: Once Burned, Twice Shy: The Dynamic Development of System Immunity in Teachers 16. Letty Chan, Zoltan Dornyei and Alastair Henry: Learner Archetypes and Signature Dynamics in the Language Classroom: A Retrodictive Qualitative Modelling Approach to Studying L2 Motivation 17. Tammy Gregersen and Peter D. MacIntyre: ""I Can See a Little Bit of You on Myself"": A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Inner Dialogue Between Teacher and Learner Selves 18. Tomoko Yashima and Kumiko Arano: Understanding EFL Learners' Motivational Dynamics: A Three-Level Model from a Dynamic Systems and Sociocultural Perspective 19. Alastair Henry: The Dynamics of L3 Motivation: A Longitudinal Interview/Observation-Based Study 20. Kay Irie and Stephen Ryan: Study Abroad and the Dynamics of Change in Learner L2 Self-Concept 21. Ryo Nitta and Kyoko Baba: Self-Regulation in the Evolution of the Ideal L2 Self: A Complex Dynamic Systems Approach to the L2 Motivational Self System 22. Chenjing (Julia) You and Letty Chan: The Dynamics of L2 Imagery in Future Motivational Self-Guides 23. Peter D. MacIntyre, Zoltan Dornyei and Alastair Henry: Conclusion: Hot Enough to be Cool: The Promise of Dynamic Systems Research"

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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


The book is, without doubt, an important contribution not only to MLL directly but as an example of how CDST can be successfully applied to a particular area of research, also to applied linguistics, not to mention to other social science disciplines it has yet to touch. The book deserves to be read widely and with an open mind. -- Roderick E. Mitcham, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan JALT Journal, 37.2, November 2015 The edited volume is bound to become a recognized source of reference, inspiration, insight, reflection and self-education for all those who set their sights on uncovering the intricate nature of motivation to learn additional languages, whether with respect to its causes, intensity or the factors responsible for shaping it. Its merits will undoubtedly be appreciated by undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, experienced scholars who feel the need to apply a wider lens to their research, one that is more focused on the individual, context or interactions between the two, as well as teachers who are determined to gain a greater understanding of the factors impinging upon motivation in the hope of devising efficacious motivational strategies. -- Miroslaw Pawlak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland Second Language Learning and Teaching 5 (4). 2015. 697-713 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


Author Information

Author Website:   http://www.faculty.cbu.ca/pmacintyre

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, Canada. He has published widely in the areas of the psychology of communication, motivation, emotion, willingness to communicate, language acquisition and dynamic systems.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.

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Author Website:   http://www.faculty.cbu.ca/pmacintyre

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