Motivational currents in language learning : frameworks for focused interventions /
Building on Zoltán Dörnyei's authoritative work in the field of learner motivation, this book introduces a new conceptualization, directed motivational currents (DMCs), and sets out the defining aspects of what they are, what they are not and how they are related to language learning motivatio...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
[2016]
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| Series: | ESL and applied linguistics professional series.
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| Summary: | Building on Zoltán Dörnyei's authoritative work in the field of learner motivation, this book introduces a new conceptualization, directed motivational currents (DMCs), and sets out the defining aspects of what they are, what they are not and how they are related to language learning motivation. Going beyond focused behavior in a single activity, DMCs concern intensive long-term motivation. The distinctive feature of the theory is that it views motivation not simply as a springboard for action but also as a uniquely self-renewing and sustainable process. It is this energizing capacity which distinguishes DMCs from almost every other motivational construct described in research literature. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 203 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138777316 (hardback) 1138777315 (hardback) 9781138777323 (pbk.) 1138777323 (pbk.) 9781315772714 (e-book) 131577271X (e-book) |