Teaching and Researching Motivation

Applied Linguistics in Action

by Zoltán Dörnyei

The learner's motivation to learn the foreign language is absolutely critical to success. Teaching and Motivation combines Dornyei's own well-known theory of language motivation, with a comprehensive review of both the psychological and the second language literature.

304 pages, Paperback

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.

Reviews

[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.