Description
| Product ID: | 9781433104596 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Language as Social Action |
| Title: | Motivation and Second Language Acquisition |
| Subtitle: | The Socio-Educational Model |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Gardner, Howard Giles |
| Page Count: | 246 |
| Subjects: | Language acquisition, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Study and learning skills: general, Language teaching theory & methods, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Study & learning skills: general |
| Description: | Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides an overview of the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. It provides graduate students and researchers with coverage of this research-oriented approach. Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. This approach to understanding motivational variables that promote success in the learning of a second or foreign language – distinguishing between language classroom motivation and language learning motivation – is a major one in the history of this field of research. Chapters include a discussion of the definition and measurement of motivation; historical foundations of the model; recent studies with the International Attitude Motivation Test Battery for English as a foreign language in different countries; the implications of the model to the classroom context; and a discussion of criticisms and misconceptions of the model. The book provides graduate students and researchers with unique coverage of this research-oriented approach as well as serving as a source book for the area. It is ideal for courses on motivation in second language learning, or as a supplemental text for research-oriented courses in applied linguistics, educational psychology, or language research in general. |
| Imprint Name: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-09-16 |
