Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA / Edited by Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mercer, Sarah.

Williams, Marion, 1948-

Series:

Second Language Acquisition

Second language acquisition ; 73

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language acquisition--Research--Methodology.

Language acquisition.

Language acquisition--Study and teaching.

Language acquisition--Psychological aspects.

Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Language and languages.

Psycholinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Multilingual Matters, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Instead of viewing different perspectives on the self as competing with each other and considering one perspective on the self as being inherently ‘better’ than another, this book takes the view that a fuller, more comprehensive picture of the self in SLA can be gained by examining and combining insights from different perspectives. This original collection of papers thus attempts to provide a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts. The editors have brought together a diverse range of theoretical perspectives on the self to allow the reader to appreciate the insights that each approach contributes to overall understandings of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction to multiple perspectives on the self / Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams

Chapter 2 Self-efficacy in SLA / Nicole Mills

Chapter 3 The dynamics of second language confidence: Contact and interaction / Sinthujaa Sampasivam and Richard Clement

Chapter 4 Self-esteem and self-concept in foreign language learning / Fernando Rubio

Chapter 5 Identity and poststructuralist theory in SLA / Bonny Norton

Chapter 6 Dual identities perceived by bilinguals / Chantal Hemmi

Chapter 7 Relational views of the self in SLA / Florentina Taylor

Chapter 8 Imagined and possible selves: Stories we tell ourselves about ourselves / Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie

Chapter 9 Motivational perspectives on the self in SLA: A developmental view / Ema Ushioda

Chapter 10 Brain and self: A neurophilosophical account / Georg Northoff

Chapter 11 The self from a complexity perspective / Sarah Mercer

Chapter 12 Concluding reflections / Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783091362

9781783091379

1783091371

9781783091355

1783091355

1783091363

OCLC:

869642219