Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA
β Scribed by Sarah Mercer (editor); Marion Williams (editor)
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 198
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This collection of papers brings together a diverse range of conceptualisations of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning. The volume attempts to unite a fragmented field and provides a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Contributors
1. Introduction
2. Self-Efficacy in Second Language Acquisition
3. The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction
4. Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning
5. Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA
6. Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals
7. Relational Views of the Self in SLA
8. Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves
9. Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View
10. Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account
11. The Self from a Complexity Perspective
12. Concluding Reflections
Index
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