Motivation : Research and Resources in Language Teaching
ISBN: 9781408249703 | 1408249707
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
Pub. Date: 5/14/2013
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Bringing applied linguistics theory to life in the language classroom - this resource explains clearly and easily for teachers and teacher trainers how to implement motivational theory in their classrooms for learners of all ages and abilities. While there has been a lot of discourse at an academic level about various approaches to motivation, there have, to date, been few resources for the language teacher / teacher-trainer with their finger on the scholarly pulse. This book aims to provide the link between theory and practice, with plenty of ... MORE
PART 1. INTRODUCTION: MOTIVATION AND THE VISION OF KNOWING A SECOND LANGUAGE
Motivation and the self
Ideal selves, ought-to selves and the L2 Motivational Self System
Conditions for the motivating capacity of vision
A visionary motivational programme
How this book is structured
PART 2. FROM IMPLICATIONS TO APPLICATION
Content selection
Sequencing
1. Imaging Identity: My Future L2 Self
Section 1: Creating the vision
... MOREJill Hadfield has worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in Britain, France, China, Tibet, Madagascar and run short courses and seminars for teachers in many other parts of the world. She now teaches on the Certificate and Diploma in Language Teaching, and the BA in English at Unitec New Zealand. She is the author of over 25 books, including the Longman Communication Games series, five books in the Oxford Basics series and Classroom Dynamics. She has also written a course for young learners: Excellent! published by Longman. Two Teacher Education books were published last year: Top Tools for Language Teachers (Pearson) and An Introduction to Teaching English (OUP). She has also written two travel books and a novel.
Zoltán Dörnyei received his PhD in psycholinguistics from Eötvös University, Budapest in 1989 where he then worked for 10 years as a teacher trainer and applied linguist, with his responsibilities also including being Director of Studies of the PhD program in Language Pedagogy. In 1998 he moved to the UK, and he is currently Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. He has published over 60 academic papers on various aspects of second language acquisition and language teaching methodology, and is the author of several books
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