Directed Motivational Currents and Language Education (eBook)

Exploring Implications for Pedagogy

Christine Muir (Autor)

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2020
200 Seiten
Channel View Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78892-887-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents empirical research which investigates directed motivational currents (DMCs) in the context of second language learning and motivation. The studies explore participants’ individual experiences of DMCs, and the practical implications of DMC theory for L2 pedagogy through the use of intensive group projects.

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Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are goal-directed motivational surges in pursuit of a much-desired personal outcome. This book introduces the reader to cutting-edge theory and research in second language learner motivation and presents empirical research which investigates DMCs in the context of language learning. The studies explore the wider relevance of DMC theory from participants recruited worldwide, answering questions such as how many (and which) participants reported having experienced DMCs and what emerged as common triggers initiating such experiences. The studies also discuss the pedagogical implications of DMC theory, investigating whether it is possible to design and implement a project (specifically, a project 'with DMC potential') in such a way that it may be able to purposefully facilitate a group-DMC with learners in a second language classroom. The book's accessible writing style makes it suitable for researchers and students who are interested in second language learning as well as for teachers and trainee teachers who are looking for classroom inspiration.

Autor

lt;p>Christine Muir is an Assistant Professor in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests include language learner motivation, the self in language learning, language learner psychology, language learner narratives and narrative identity.

Inhalt

Foreword

Section One. Introducing DMCs and Intensive Group Projects

Chapter One. Key Threads in the Field L2 Motivation Research and the Emergence of Directed Motivational Currents

Chapter Two. What Exactly is a DMC? Key Definitions and Core Characteristics

Chapter Three. DMCs in the L2 Classroom: Group-DMCs and Intensive Group Projects (‘with DMC Potential’)

Section Two. DMCs Worldwide: A Truly Global Phenomenon?

Chapter Four. Section Two Methodology

Chapter Five. First Look Results: Investigating the Wider Relevance and Recognisability of DMCs

Chapter Six. Exploring Commonly Reported Triggers & the Experience of DMCs

Section Three. From Theory to Application: Group-DMCs in the L2 Classroom

Chapter Seven. Section Three Methodology

Chapter Eight. Group-DMC Emergence: Assessing the Evidence

Chapter Nine. Intensive Group Projects ‘with DMC Potential’: Refining the Key Criteria for Success

Section Four. The Future of DMC Research

Chapter Ten. Revisiting the Seven Frameworks for Focused Interventions & the Future of DMC Research

Afterword

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.9.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
• Reihe/Serie: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
• Verlagsort: Bristol
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Directed Motivational Currents • DMCs • Group dynamics • L2 pedagogy • language learning motivation • long-term motivation • Motivation • Project-based learning • Second Language acquisition • SLA • sustained motivation
• ISBN-10: 1-78892-887-3 / 1788928873
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78892-887-8 / 9781788928878