Teaching and Researching: Motivation by Zoltan Dornyei (English) Paperback Book

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Success in learning a language largely depends on motivation. But what is motivation? How can it be increased? How can it be assessed? This text summarizes the various facets of motivation and examines how theory can help teachers in practice.

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Second edition.

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Provides the most up-to-date coverage of the rapidly changing field of motivation research and practice.

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Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success - and therefore crucial for the language teacher and researcher to understand. This fully revised edition of a groundbreaking work reflects the dramatic changes the field of motivation research has undergone in recent years, including the impact of language globalisation and various dynamic and relational research methodologies, and offers ways in which this research can be put to practical use in the classroom and in research. Key new features and material:

Author Biography

Zoltan Doernyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. He is author of a number of books including Research Methods in Applied Linguistics and The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition. He has also co-edited Motivation, Language Identity and the L2 Self with Ema Ushioda.Ema Ushioda is an Associate Professor in ELT and Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick. Her publications include Learner Autonomy 5: The Role of Motivation and Learner Autonomy in the Foreign Language Classroom: Teacher, Learner, Curriculum and Assessment (with David Little and Jennifer Ridley).

Table of Contents

General Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction to the Second EditionSection I: What is motivation?1 Exploring motivation: Changing perspectives1.1 The complexity of motivation1.2 The challenge of reduction versus comprehensiveness1.3 Moving beyond linear models of motivation2 Theories of motivation in psychology2.1 Key cognitive theories and constructs of motivation2.2 Motivation and context3 Motivation to learn a foreign/second language: a historical overview3.1 The social psychological period3.2 The cognitive-situated period3.3 The process-oriented period3.4 From process-oriented to socio-dynamic perspectives4 Motivation to learn another language: current socio-dynamic perspectives4.1 A person-in-context relational view of motivation4.2 The L2 Motivational Self System4.3 Motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspectiveSection II: Motivation and language teaching5 Motivation in practice: strategies and approaches5.1 From theory and research to classroom practice5.2 A framework for motivational strategies5.3 Generating and sustaining a vision for language learning5.4 Developing a motivation-sensitive teaching approach6 Motivation in context: demotivating influences6.1 'Demotivation' versus 'motivation'6.2 Research on demotivation in instructional communication studies6.3 Findings in L2 motivation research6.4 Critical factors in the broader sociocultural context6.5 Concluding remarks on demotivation7 Teacher motivation7.1 Conceptualising the 'motivation to teach'7.2 The motivation of L2 teachers7.3 The relationship between teacher motivation and student motivationSection III: Researching motivation8 Making motivation a researchable concept8.1 Inherent problems in motivation research8.2 Deciding on the particular aspect of motivation to focus on8.3 Selecting the criterion/dependent variable8.4 Selecting the method of inquiry9 Main types and methods of motivation research9.1 Focus on groups of learners: Quantitative studies9.2 Focus on individual learners: Qualitative studies9.3 Mixing methodologies9.4 Adopting a complex dynamic systems approachSection IV: Resources and further information10 The locus of motivation research: Linkages to other topics and disciplines10.1 Language-learning motivation and related disciplines in the social sciences10.2 The place of motivation research in applied linguistics11 Sources and resources11.1 Relevant journals and magazines11.2 Databases, citation indexes, Internet resources and discussion groups11.3 Sample tests and measurement instrumentsReferencesAuthor indexSubject index

Long Description

Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success - and therefore crucial for the language teacher and researcher to understand. This fully revised edition of a groundbreaking work reflects the dramatic changes the field of motivation research has undergone in recent years, including the impact of language globalisation and various dynamic and relational research methodologies, and offers ways in which this research can be put to practical use in the classroom and in research. Key new features and material:

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Like all books in the ALIA series, provides a clear, up-to-date, accessible and authoritative account, moving between practice and theory in order to facilitate understanding Provides a map of the landscape of the field, information on the main ideas and concepts, competing issues and unsolved questions Contains detailed and explicit research guides Written by an acknowledged authority in the field

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Part of the highly-regarded Applied Linguistics in Action series, Teaching and Researching: Motivation, provides the most up-to-date coverage of the rapidly-changing field of motivation research and practice. The new edition takes into account the radical reframing of motivation since 2001 and offers a completely updated map of the field, encompassing recent advances, highlighting the current paradigmatic shift in thinking, and pointing forward to future developments and directions in research and practice.

Details ISBN1408205025 Author Zoltan Dornyei Year 2010 ISBN-10 1408205025 ISBN-13 9781408205020 Media Book Series Applied Linguistics In Action Pages 344 Publication Date 2010-07-29 Edition 2nd Subtitle Motivation Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780582382381 Illustrations Illustrations Short Title TEACHING & RESEARCHING 2/E Language English DEWEY 407.1 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Format Paperback Audience College/Higher Education AU Release Date 2010-07-29 NZ Release Date 2010-07-29 UK Release Date 2010-07-29 Publisher Pearson Education Limited We've got this

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