Self and Identity in Adolescent Foreign Language Learning / / Florentina Taylor.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Taylor, Florentina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

This book explores the role of identity in adolescent foreign language learning to provide evidence that an identity-focused approach can make a difference to achievement in education. It uses both in-depth exploratory interviews with language learners and a cross-sectional survey to provide a uniqu...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Tables and Figures
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Self and Identity in Adolescence: A Relational Perspective
• 3. Self and Identity in Foreign Language Learning
• 4. A Quadripolar Model of Identity in Adolescent Foreign Language Learning
• 5. Participants’ Self Systems in Four Relational Contexts
• 6. Self Perceptions and Identity Display in Learning English as a Foreign Language
• 7. Of Students and Teachers
• 8. Drawing the Line: Evaluation and Implications
• Appendix A: The L2 Quadripolar Identity Questionnaire
• Appendix B: The L2 Quadripolar Identity Questionnaire with Item Numbers
• Appendix C: Questionnaire Scales with Item Numbers
• Appendix D: Interview guide – Themes Covered, with Examples of Questions and Prompts
• Appendix E: Self System Graphical Representations and Vignettes
• Appendix F: Interviewee Profiles
• Glossary
• References
• Subject Index
• Author Index
• Country Index