Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA

Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mercer, Sarah (Author), Williams, Marion , 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol, United Kingdom : Multilingual Matters , c2014
Series:Second language acquisition
Subjects:
Language acquisition > Psychological aspects
Language acquisition > Research > Methodology
Language acquisition > Study and teaching
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Psychological aspects
Psycholinguistics
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 10. Brain and self: a neurophilosophical account
  • 11. The self from a complexity perspective
  • 12. Concluding reflections

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