Teaching and Researching Motivation

by Dörnyei, Zoltán; Ushioda, Ema

• ISBN13: 9781408205020
• ISBN10: 1408205025
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Part of the highly-regarded Applied Linguistics in Actionseries, Teaching and Researching: Motivation, provides the most up-to-date coverage of the rapidly-changing field of motivation research and practice. The new edition#xA0;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. Offers an up-to-date summary of the latest developments in both applied linguistics and motivational psychology. Provides a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation. Covers both theory and practice in a down-to-earth and accessible style. Includes concrete research guidelines and tips for both novice and experienced users. #xA0;

Author Biography

Zoltn Drnyei 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 (2007) and The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition (2009). He has also co-edited Motivation. Language Identity and the L2 Self (2009) with Ema Ushida. 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 (1996) and Learner Autonomy in the Foreign language Classroom: Teacher, Learner, Curriculum and Assessment (2003) (with David Little and Jennifer Ridley).

Table of Contents

General Editors Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Introduction to the Second Edition	p. xi
What is motivation?	p. 1
Exploring motivation: changing perspectives	p. 3
The complexity of motivation	p. 4
The challenge of reduction versus comprehensiveness	p. 8
Moving beyond linear models of motivation	p. 10
Theories of motivation in psychology	p. 12
Key cognitive theories and constructs of motivation	p. 12
Motivation and context	p. 25
Motivation to learn a foreign/second language: a historical overview	p. 39
The social psychological period	p. 40
The cognitive-situated period	p. 46
The process-oriented period	p. 60
From process-oriented to socio-dynamic perspectives	p. 69
Motivation to learn another language: current socio-dynamic perspectives	p. 74
A person-in-context relational view of motivation	p. 75
The L2 Motivational Self System	p. 79
Motivation from a complex dynamic systems perspective	p. 88
Motivation and language teaching	p. 101
Motivation in practice: strategies and approaches	p. 103
From theory and research to classroom practice	p. 104
A framework for motivational strategies	p. 107
Generating and sustaining a vision for language learning	p. 130
Developing a motivation-sensitive teaching approach	p. 133
Motivation in context: demotivating influences	p. 137
'Demotivation' versus 'motivation'	p. 138
Research on demotivation in instructional communication studies	p. 140
Findings in L2 motivation research	p. 142
Critical factors in the broader sociocultural context	p. 153
Concluding remarks on demotivation	p. 156
Teacher motivation	p. 158
Conceptualising the 'motivation to teach'	p. 159
The motivation of L2 teachers	p. 176
The relationship between teacher motivation and student motivation	p. 185
Researching motivation	p. 193
Making motivation a researchable concept	p. 195
Further reading	p. 197
Inherent problems in motivation research	p. 197
Deciding on the particular aspect of motivation to focus on	p. 198
Selecting the criterion/dependent variable	p. 200
Selecting the method of enquiry	p. 201
Main types and methods of motivation research	p. 212
Focus on groups of learners: quantitative studies	p. 212
Focus on individual learners: qualitative studies	p. 236
Mixing methodologies	p. 240
Adopting a complex dynamic systems approach	p. 246
Resources and further information	p. 251
The locus of motivation research: linkages to other topics and disciplines	p. 253
Language-learning motivation and related disciplines in the social sciences	p. 254
The place of motivation research in applied linguistics	p. 257
Sources and resources	p. 261
Relevant journals and magazines	p. 261
Databases, citation indexes, Internet resources and discussion groups	p. 262
Sample tests and measurement instruments	p. 265
References	p. 285
Author index	p. 315
Subject index	p. 323
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