Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning
Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications
1st Edition
Published on 2. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4051-1116-4 (ISBN)
Description
Motivation is one of the key learner characteristics that determine the rate and success of language learning. This volume addresses motivation in language learning - motives associated with certain features of the language, the language learner, and the learning situation.
Discusses and dissects the intriguingly complex characteristic of motivation in the process of language learning.
Explores recent developments and the most important research directions in the field, including a selection of data-based studies by some of the best-known motivation researchers.
Discusses and dissects the intriguingly complex characteristic of motivation in the process of language learning.
Explores recent developments and the most important research directions in the field, including a selection of data-based studies by some of the best-known motivation researchers.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of motivational theories and recent research developments and directions, reporting on studies that represent the 'cutting-edge' in the field ... well-structured, well-written and well-edited." Language AwarenessMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-1116-4 (9781405111164)
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Zoltan Doernyei (PhD in psycholinguistics, Eoetvoes University, Budapest) is currently Reader/Associate Professor in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, where he is also Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics. He has published over 50 academic papers on various aspects of second language acquisition and language teaching methodology, and is the author of several books, including Interpersonal Dynamics in Second Language Education: The Visible and Invisible Classroom ( 1998, Sage Publisher; co-authored with Madeline Ehrman), Teaching and Researching Motivation (2001, Longman), Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom (2001, Cambridge University Press) and Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing (2002, Lawrence Erlbaum).
Content
1. Introduction 1-2
Zoltan Doernyei
2. Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications 3-32
Zoltan Doernyei
3. Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory (Language Learning, 2000, 50/1, 57-85) 33-63
Kimberly A. Noels, Luc G. Pelletier, Richard Clement and Robert J. Vallerand
4. The Role of Gender and Immersion in Communication and Second Language Orientations (Language Learning, 2000, 50/2, 311-341) 65-96
Susan C. Baker and Peter D. MacIntyre
5. Learning Spanish as a Second Language: Learners' Orientations and Perceptions of Their Teachers' Communication Style (Language Learning, 2001, 51/1, 107-144) 97-136
Kimberly A. Noels
6. Sex and Age Effects on Willingness to Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students (Language Learning, 2002, 52/3, 537-564) 137-165
Peter D. MacIntyre, Susan C. Baker, Richard Clement and Leslie A. Donovan
7. Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta-Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates (Language Learning, 2003, 53/1) 167-210
Anne-Marie Masgoret and Robert C. Gardner
Index to Volume 53 211- 213
Zoltan Doernyei
2. Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications 3-32
Zoltan Doernyei
3. Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory (Language Learning, 2000, 50/1, 57-85) 33-63
Kimberly A. Noels, Luc G. Pelletier, Richard Clement and Robert J. Vallerand
4. The Role of Gender and Immersion in Communication and Second Language Orientations (Language Learning, 2000, 50/2, 311-341) 65-96
Susan C. Baker and Peter D. MacIntyre
5. Learning Spanish as a Second Language: Learners' Orientations and Perceptions of Their Teachers' Communication Style (Language Learning, 2001, 51/1, 107-144) 97-136
Kimberly A. Noels
6. Sex and Age Effects on Willingness to Communicate, Anxiety, Perceived Competence, and L2 Motivation Among Junior High School French Immersion Students (Language Learning, 2002, 52/3, 537-564) 137-165
Peter D. MacIntyre, Susan C. Baker, Richard Clement and Leslie A. Donovan
7. Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta-Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates (Language Learning, 2003, 53/1) 167-210
Anne-Marie Masgoret and Robert C. Gardner
Index to Volume 53 211- 213