Language Learning Motivation in Japan / / ed. by Matthew T. Apple, Dexter Da Silva, Terry Fellner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Apple, Matthew T.,; Apple, Matthew,; Aubrey, Scott,; Brewster, Damon R.,; Da Silva, Dexter,; Falout, Joseph,; Fellner, Terry,; Fukada, Yoshifumi,; Fukuda, Tetsuya,; Hayashi, Hideo,; Hill, Glen,; Hiromori, Tomohito,; Irie, Kay,; Johnson, Michael P.,; Kikuchi, Keita,; Lake, J.,; Munezane, Yoko,; Murphey, Tim,; Nakata, Yoshiyuki,; Nishida, Rieko,; Nitta, Ryo,; Noels, Kimberly A.,; Nowlan, Andrew G. P.,; Taguchi, Tatsuya,; Ushioda, Ema,; Yashima, Tomoko,
• HerausgeberIn: Apple, Matthew T.,; Da Silva, Dexter,; Fellner, Terry,
• 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 (368 p.)

This book synthesises current theory and research on L2 motivation in the EFL Japanese context carried out by internationally recognized researchers and upcoming researcher-educators working in various educational contexts in Japan. Topics covered include the issues of cultural identity, demotivation, language communities, positive psychology, possible L2 selves and internationalisation within a key EFL context. The studies in the book utilise a wide variety of research methodologies aiming to narrow the gap between theory and practice and examine L2 motivation in primary, secondary and tertiary education. This volume will be of interest to research/teacher professionals who are currently engaged in active ESL/EFL practice, EFL educators, researchers, and teacher-trainers both inside and outside Japan, who are interested in research on L2 motivation in general and within the Japanese context in particular, as well as graduate and postgraduate researchers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Foreign Language Motivation Research in Japan: An ‘Insider’ Perspective from Outside Japan -- 2. Learning Japanese; Learning English: Promoting Motivation Through Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness -- 3. Imagined L2 Selves and Motivation for Intercultural Communication -- 4. Exploring Classroom-based Constructs of EFL Motivation for Science and Engineering Students in Japan -- 5. Dual Goal Orientation in the Japanese Context: A Case Study of Two EFL Learners -- 6. A Comprehensive Summary of Empirical Studies of Motivation Among Japanese Elementary School EFL Learners -- 7. One Curriculum, Three Stories: Ideal L2 Self and L2-Self-Discrepancy Profiles -- 8. Effect of Intercultural Contact on L2 Motivation: A Comparative Study -- 9. Motivation, Ideal L2 Self and Valuing of Global English -- 10. Motivation, Attitudes and Selves in the Japanese Context: A Mixed Methods Approach -- 11. A Longitudinal Perspective on EFL Learning Motivation in Japanese Engineering Students -- 12. Demotivators in the Japanese EFL Context -- 13. Positive L2 Self: Linking Positive Psychology with L2 Motivation -- 14. What’s Working in Japan? Present Communities of Imagining -- 15. Understanding Motivational Evolution in the EFL Classroom: A Longitudinal Study from a Dynamic Systems Perspective -- 16. Motivational Design for Effective Second Language Instruction -- 17. Perspectives on L2 Motivation: Bridging the Gaps between Teachers, SLA Researchers and Teacher Educators -- Index