Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA /
edited by Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams.
- 1st ed.
- Toronto, ON : Multilingual Matters, 2014.
- xi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Second Language Acquisition .
Volume 73 in the Second Language Acquisition Series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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." (Book Cover) Chapter 1: Introduction to Multiple Perspectives on the Self / What This Book is About -- Why We Compiled This Book -- Who This Book is For --Organization of the Book Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams
Chapter 2: Self-Efficacy in SLA / Introduction -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance -- Self-Efficacy and Other Self Constructs -- Self-Efficacy and Language Learning -- Strategies to Guide Self-Efficacy Research -- Fostering Students’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs -- Conclusion Nicole Mills
Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction / Introduction -- Development of the Concept of L2C -- Definitional Issues -- Confidence in Different Contexts -- A Framework for Redefining Language Contact -- Conclusion Sinthujaa Sampasivam and Richard Clément
Chapter 4: Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning / Introduction -- Conceptual and Definitional Issues -- Theories of Self in Educational and Social Psychology -- The Dynamic Development of Self-Esteem and Self-Concept -- Relevant Research in SLA -- Research Approaches to Self-Concept and Self-Esteem -- Implications for Classroom Practice -- Conclusion Fernando Rubio
Chapter 5: Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA / Introduction -- Central Arguments for Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA -- Poststructuralist Theories of Language, Subjectivity and Positioning -- Poststructural Theory, SLA and Classroom Teaching -- Conclusion
Bonny Norton
Chapter 6: Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals / Introduction -- Different Views of Identity -- The Study: Identities of Six Bilingual Japanese Women -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion and Implications
Chantal Hemmi
Chapter 7: Relational Views of the Self in SLA / Introduction -- Defining the Self in Social Interaction -- Synchronic Relativity -- Diachronic Relativity -- Synchronic-Diachronic Perspectives in SLA -- Implications for Practice and Future Research Florentina Taylor
Chapter 8: Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves / Introduction -- Imagining the Self -- Possible Selves and the Imagination in the SLA Literature -- Pedagogic Applications -- Conclusion
Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie
Chapter 9: Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View / Motivation and Self-Related Cognitions: An Introductory Overview -- Motivation and Second Language Learning Timeline -- Motivational Factors Within and Outside the Self -- The Internationalisation of Motivation Within the Self -- Concluding Remarks Ema Ushioda
Chapter 10: Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account / Introduction: Concept of Self -- Concepts of Self -- Methodological Approaches to the Experimental Investigation of the Self-- Neurophilosophical Reflection --Conclusion: Self and Language Georg Northoff
Chapter 11: The Self From a Complexity Perspective / Introduction -- Integrative Perspectives on the Self -- Self as a Complex Dynamic System -- Dynamic and Emergent Self -- Researching the Dynamics of the Self -- Issues for Researching the Self as a Complex Dynamic System -- Implications for Practice
Sarah Mercer
Chapter 12: Concluding Reflections / Introduction -- Defining the Self -- The Contextual Self -- The Temporal Self --Methodological Perspectives -- Pedagogical Implications -- Future Directions
Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams
Readership Level: Postgraduate, Research / Professional
9781783091348 (pbk)
2008012751
GBA880818 bnb
Language acquisition--Research--Methodology.
Language acquisition.--Study and teaching.
Second language acquisition.--Psychological aspects.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.
Psycholinguistics.
Volume 73 in the Second Language Acquisition Series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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." (Book Cover) Chapter 1: Introduction to Multiple Perspectives on the Self / What This Book is About -- Why We Compiled This Book -- Who This Book is For --Organization of the Book Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams
Chapter 2: Self-Efficacy in SLA / Introduction -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance -- Self-Efficacy and Other Self Constructs -- Self-Efficacy and Language Learning -- Strategies to Guide Self-Efficacy Research -- Fostering Students’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs -- Conclusion Nicole Mills
Chapter 3: The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction / Introduction -- Development of the Concept of L2C -- Definitional Issues -- Confidence in Different Contexts -- A Framework for Redefining Language Contact -- Conclusion Sinthujaa Sampasivam and Richard Clément
Chapter 4: Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning / Introduction -- Conceptual and Definitional Issues -- Theories of Self in Educational and Social Psychology -- The Dynamic Development of Self-Esteem and Self-Concept -- Relevant Research in SLA -- Research Approaches to Self-Concept and Self-Esteem -- Implications for Classroom Practice -- Conclusion Fernando Rubio
Chapter 5: Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA / Introduction -- Central Arguments for Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA -- Poststructuralist Theories of Language, Subjectivity and Positioning -- Poststructural Theory, SLA and Classroom Teaching -- Conclusion
Bonny Norton
Chapter 6: Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals / Introduction -- Different Views of Identity -- The Study: Identities of Six Bilingual Japanese Women -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion and Implications
Chantal Hemmi
Chapter 7: Relational Views of the Self in SLA / Introduction -- Defining the Self in Social Interaction -- Synchronic Relativity -- Diachronic Relativity -- Synchronic-Diachronic Perspectives in SLA -- Implications for Practice and Future Research Florentina Taylor
Chapter 8: Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves / Introduction -- Imagining the Self -- Possible Selves and the Imagination in the SLA Literature -- Pedagogic Applications -- Conclusion
Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie
Chapter 9: Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View / Motivation and Self-Related Cognitions: An Introductory Overview -- Motivation and Second Language Learning Timeline -- Motivational Factors Within and Outside the Self -- The Internationalisation of Motivation Within the Self -- Concluding Remarks Ema Ushioda
Chapter 10: Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account / Introduction: Concept of Self -- Concepts of Self -- Methodological Approaches to the Experimental Investigation of the Self-- Neurophilosophical Reflection --Conclusion: Self and Language Georg Northoff
Chapter 11: The Self From a Complexity Perspective / Introduction -- Integrative Perspectives on the Self -- Self as a Complex Dynamic System -- Dynamic and Emergent Self -- Researching the Dynamics of the Self -- Issues for Researching the Self as a Complex Dynamic System -- Implications for Practice
Sarah Mercer
Chapter 12: Concluding Reflections / Introduction -- Defining the Self -- The Contextual Self -- The Temporal Self --Methodological Perspectives -- Pedagogical Implications -- Future Directions
Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams
Readership Level: Postgraduate, Research / Professional
9781783091348 (pbk)
2008012751
GBA880818 bnb
Language acquisition--Research--Methodology.
Language acquisition.--Study and teaching.
Second language acquisition.--Psychological aspects.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.
Psycholinguistics.