Teaching and Researching Motivation

Part of the highly-regarded Applied Linguistics in Actionseries, Teaching and Researching: Motivation, provides the most up-to-date coverage of the rapidly-changing field of motivation research and practice. The new edition#xA0;takes into account the radical reframing of motivation since 2001 and offers a completely updated map of the field, encompassing recent advances, highlighting the current paradigmatic shift in thinking, and pointing forward to future developments and directions in research and practice. Offers an up-to-date summary of the latest developments in both applied linguistics and motivational psychology. Provides a theoretical summary of the various facets of motivation. Covers both theory and practice in a down-to-earth and accessible style. Includes concrete research guidelines and tips for both novice and experienced users. #xA0;

Zoltn Drnyei is Professor of Psycholinguistics in the School of English Studies. University of Nottingham. He is author of a number of books including Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (2007) and The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition (2009). He has also co-edited Motivation. Language Identity and the L2 Self (2009) with Ema Ushida. Ema Ushioda is an Associate Professor in Elt and Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick. Her publications include Learner Autonomy 5: The Role of Motivation (1996) and Learner Autonomy in the Foreign language Classroom: Teacher, Learner, Curriculum and Assessment (2003) (with David Little and Jennifer Ridley).