ABSTRACT
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:
· A brand new chapter on current socio-dynamic and complex systems perspectives
· New approaches to motivating students based on the L2 Motivational Self System
· Illustrative summaries of qualitative and mixed methods studies
· Samples of new self-related motivation measures
Providing a clear and comprehensive theory-driven account of motivation, Teaching and Researching Motivation examines how theoretical insights can be used in everyday teaching practice, and offers practical tips. The final section provides a range of useful resources, including relevant websites, key reference works and tried and tested example questionnaires. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with concrete examples, it is an invaluable resource for teachers and researchers alike.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|99 pages
What is motivation?
chapter Chapter 1|9 pages
Exploring motivation: changing perspectivess
chapter Chapter 2|27 pages
Theories of motivation in psychology
chapter Chapter 3|35 pages
Motivation to learn a foreign/second language: a historical overview
chapter Chapter 4|26 pages
Motivation to learn another language: current socio-dynamic perspectives
part Section II|91 pages
Motivation and language teaching
chapter Chapter 5|34 pages
Motivation in practice: strategies and approaches
chapter Chapter 6|21 pages
Motivation in context: demotivating influences
chapter Chapter 7|34 pages
Teacher motivation
part Section III|58 pages
Researching motivation
chapter Chapter 8|17 pages
Making motivation a researchable concept
chapter Chapter 9|39 pages
Main types and methods of motivation research
part Section IV|33 pages
Resources and further information