Multiple Perspectives on the Self in SLA / / ed. by Sarah Mercer, Marion Williams.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Clément, Richard,; Hemmi, Chantal,; Irie, Kay,; Mercer, Sarah,; Mills, Nicole,; Northoff, Georg,; Norton, Bonny,; Rubio, Fernando D.,; Ryan, Stephen,; Sampasivam, Sinthujaa,; Taylor, Florentina,; Ushioda, Ema,; Williams, Marion,
• HerausgeberIn: Mercer, Sarah,; Williams, Marion,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Self-Efficacy in Second Language Acquisition --; 3. The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction --; 4. Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning --; 5. Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA --; 6. Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals --; 7. Relational Views of the Self in SLA --; 8. Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves --; 9. Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View --; 10. Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account --; 11. The Self from a Complexity Perspective --; 12. Concluding Reflections --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781783091362; 9783110663136; 9783110606713
• DOI: 10.21832/9781783091362
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Sarah Mercer, Marion Williams.

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.