Complexity perspectives on researching language learner and teacher psychology / edited by Richard J. Sampson and Richard S. Pinner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sampson, Richard J., editor.

Series:

Psychology of language learning and teaching ; 10.

Psychology of language learning and teaching ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classroom environment.

Second language acquisition--Psychological aspects.

Second language acquisition.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Languages, Modern.

Motivation in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book showcases the experiences of researchers conducting complexity research in situated educational contexts. The chapters present practical examples of how complexity research can be done, with convincing evidence of why a complexity perspective is useful for investigating and conceptualizing the psychology of language learners and teachers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Introduction: [simple and complex?]

2. Reflections on Researching Dynamics in Language Learning Psychology

3. Interacting Levels and Timescales in the Emergence of Feelings in the L2 Classroom

4. Working with the Complexity of Language Learners’ Emotions and Emotion Regulation Strategies

5. Nested Systems and their Interactions: Dynamic WTC in the Classroom

6. Researching the Complexity of Silence in Secondlanguage Classrooms

7. Researching Motivational Resonance Hands-on: Learner Self-concepts, Learning Groups and Educational Cultures

8. Understanding Motivation through Ecological Research: The Case of Exploratory Practice

9. Complexity as a Valid Approach in ‘Messy’ Classroom Contexts: Promoting More ‘Ecologically Rich’ Research on the Psychology of L2 Listening

10. Equifinality Approach to Exploring the Learning Trajectories of Language Learners and Teachers

11. Understanding Complexity in Language Classrooms: A Retrodictive Approach to Researching Class Climate

12. Investigating Group-DMCs and Complexity in the L2 Classroom

13. The Complexity Lens: Autoethnography and Practitioner Research to Examine Group Dynamics

14. A Collection of Contradictory Selves: The Dialogical Self and the Dynamics of Teacher Identity Transformation

15. Using Microgenetic and Frame Analysis in Language Teacher Cognition Research

16. Doing Complexity Research in the Language Classroom: A Commentary

Glossary

Subject Index

Author Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781788923576

178892357X

9781788923569

1788923561

OCLC:

1202943817