Motivation, Language Identity and the L2 Self

Second Language Acquisition

by Zoltán Dörnyei (Editor), Ema Ushioda

With contributions by leading European, North American and Asian scholars, this volume offers a comprehensive anthology of conceptual and empirical papers describing the latest developments in L2 motivation research that involves the reframing of motivation in the context of contemporary notions of self and identity.

Genres: Education

376 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Zoltán Dörnyei worked for 10 years as a language teacher trainer and applied linguist at Eötvös University, Budapest.

He is now Professor of Psycholinguistics at the School of English, University of Nottingham, UK. He has published nearly 100 academic papers and book chapters on various aspects of second language acquisition and language teaching methodology, and he has written over 20 books on motivation, group dynamics, research methodology and the psycholinguistics of second language learning.

Reviews

[Mai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting and well written. Easy to follow and great order of the papers. However, a lot of repetition which makes it hard to continue. Otherwise fantastic!