| Motivation and Second Language Acquisition: The Socio-Educational Model Contributor(s): Giles, Howard (Other), Gardner, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433104598 ISBN-13: 9781433104596 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $108.21 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Psychology - Education | Bilingual Education |
| Dewey: 418.007 |
| LCCN: 2010026819 |
| Series: Language as Social Action |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. This approach to understanding motivational variables that promote success in the learning of a second or foreign language - distinguishing between language classroom motivation and language learning motivation - is a major one in the history of this field of research. Chapters include a discussion of the definition and measurement of motivation; historical foundations of the model; recent studies with the International Attitude Motivation Test Battery for English as a foreign language in different countries; the implications of the model to the classroom context; and a discussion of criticisms and misconceptions of the model. The book provides graduate students and researchers with unique coverage of this research-oriented approach as well as serving as a source book for the area. It is ideal for courses on motivation in second language learning, or as a supplemental text for research-oriented courses in applied linguistics, educational psychology, or language research in general. |