The discursive construction of second language learners' motivation
Subtitle: a multi-level perspective
By: Mingyue Gu.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9783034300636
Subjects: Second language acquisition; Motivation in education; Languages, Modern -- Study and teaching; Language and languages -- Study and teaching; Learning, Psychology of; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The reconceptualization of L2 motivation; title: 3. Methodology; title: 4. The research context and participants; title: 5. The discursive construction of motivation at the levels of ontogenetic development and cultural and historical development; title: 6. Discursive construction of motivation at the level of microgenetic development; title: 7. Discussions and implications; title: References.