Directed Motivational Currents and Language Education : : Exploring Implications for Pedagogy / / Christine Muir.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Muir, Christine,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching ; 8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

This book presents empirical research which investigates directed motivational currents (DMCs) in the context of second language learning and motivation. The studies explore participants’ individual experiences of DMCs, and the practical implications of DMC theory for L2 pedagogy through the use of intensive group projects.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1: Introducing DMCs and Intensive Group Projects -- 1 Key Threads in the Field of L2 Motivation Research and the Emergence of Directed Motivational Currents -- 2 What Exactly is a DMC? Key Definitions and Core Characteristics -- 3 DMCs in the L2 Classroom: Group DMCs and Intensive Group Projects (‘with DMC Potential’) -- Part 1 Summary: Next Steps for DMC Research -- Part 2: DMCs Worldwide -- 4 Part 2 Methodology -- 5 Investigating the Wider Relevance and Recognisability of DMCs -- 6 Exploring Commonly Reported Triggers and the Experience of DMCs -- Part 2 Summary: Key Findings, Limitations and Pedagogical Implications -- Part 3: From Theory to Application: Group DMCs in the L2 Classroom -- 7 Part 3 Methodology -- 8 Group DMC Emergence: Assessing the Evidence -- 9 Intensive Group Projects ‘with DMC Potential’: Refining the Key Criteria for Success -- Part 3 Summary: Key Findings, Limitations and Pedagogical Implications -- Part 4: The Future of DMC Research -- 10 Revisiting the Seven Frameworks for Focused Interventions and the Future of DMC Research -- Afterword -- Appendix 1: Full Questionnaire with Response/Routing Options -- Appendix 2: Student Diary Template and a Sample Completed Page -- Appendix 3: Teacher Journal Template and a Sample Completed Page -- Appendix 4: Traditional School Timetable and the Timetable for Week 1 of the Project -- Appendix 5: Project Framework -- References -- Index