Teaching and Researching Motivation (Applied Linguistics in Action) by Zolt?n D?rnyei

Applied Linguistics in Action

by Zoltán Dörnyei

Applied Linguistics in Action SeriesSeries Christopher N. Candlin, Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics, Centre for English Language Education and Communication Research, City University of Hong KongDavid R. Hall, Head of Linguistics Department, Macquarie University, Sydney.Most teachers and researchers would agree that any success or failure in language learning is largely dependent on the learner's motivation to learn the foreign language. But what is motivation? How can we describe it? How can we increase it, and how can we assess it?These are some of the key questions covered by Teaching and Researching Motivation. The provides a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation* examines how the theoretical insights can help classroom practitioners in their everyday teaching practice* looks at how motivation can be researched and assessed* offers practical recommendations and tipsThe final section of the book contains a variety of useful resources, including relevant web-sites, lists of key reference works and over 150 actual questionnaire items that the author has successfully used in the past. This section can also be found on the Teaching and Researching Motivation companion web-site.Written in a highly accessible style and illustrated with many concrete examples, Teaching and Researching Motivation is an invaluable resource book for teachers and researchers alike.Dr. Zoltan Dornyei is the Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics in the School of English Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of several books, includingConversation and Dialoges in Action (1992, co-authored with Sarah Thurrell) and Interpersonal Dynamics in Second Language The Visible and Invisible Classroom (1998, co-authored with Madeline Ehrman).

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First published March 21, 2001

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.

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[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Especially dull - 2*

[Agus Trk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tiene contenido muy valioso pero es medio denso para leer. Aprendí mucho con este libro.