Complexity in Second Language Study Emotions
Title | Complexity in Second Language Study Emotions PDF eBook |
Author | Richard J. Sampson |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 90 |
Release | 2022-06-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 100063194X |
This book offers a socially situated view of the emergence of emotionality for additional language (L2) learners in classroom interaction in Japan. Grounded in a complexity perspective, the author argues that emotions need to be studied as they are dynamically experienced and understood in all of their multidimensional colors by individuals (in interaction). Via practitioner research, Sampson applies a small-lens focus, interweaving experiential and discursive data, offering possibilities for exploring, interpreting and representing the lived experience of L2 study emotions in a more holistic yet detailed, social yet individual fashion. Amidst the currently expanding interest in L2 study emotions, the book presents a strong case for the benefits of locating interpretations of the emergence of L2 study emotions back into situated, dynamic, social context. Sampson’s work will be of interest to students and researchers in second language acquisition and L2 learning psychology.
Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology
Title | Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology PDF eBook |
Author | Richard J. Sampson |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | 422 |
Release | 2020-10-23 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 178892357X |
This edited volume brings together both established and emerging researcher voices from around the world to illustrate how complexity perspectives might contribute to new ways of researching and understanding the psychology of language learners and teachers in situated educational contexts. Chapter authors discuss their own perspectives on researching within a complexity paradigm, exemplified by concrete and original examples from their research histories. Moreover, chapters explore research approaches to a variety of learner and teacher psychological foci of interest in SLA. Examples include: anxiety, classroom group dynamics and group-level motivation, cognition and metacognition, emotions and emotion regulation strategies, learner reticence and silence, motivation, self-concept and willingness to communicate.
Second Language Task Complexity
Title | Second Language Task Complexity PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Robinson |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | 358 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027207194 |
Understanding how task complexity affects second language learning, interaction and spoken and written performance is essential to informed decisions about task design and sequencing in TBLT programs. The chapters in this volume all examine evidence for claims of the Cognition Hypothesis that complex tasks should promote greater accuracy and complexity of speech and writing, as well as more interaction, and learning of information provided in the input to task performance, than simpler tasks. Implications are drawn concerning the basic pedagogic claim of the Cognition Hypothesis, that tasks should be sequenced for learners from simple to complex during syllabus design. Containing theoretical discussion of the Cognition Hypothesis, and cutting-edge empirical studies of the effects of task complexity on second language learning and performance, this book will be important reading for language teachers, graduate students and researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and cognitive and educational psychology.
Complexity in Classroom Foreign Language Learning Motivation
Title | Complexity in Classroom Foreign Language Learning Motivation PDF eBook |
Author | Richard J. Sampson |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | 239 |
Release | 2016-06-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1783095903 |
This book explores how complex systems theory can contribute to the understanding of classroom language learner motivation through an extended examination of one particular, situated research project. Working from the lived experience of the participants, the study describes how action research methods were used to explore the dynamic conditions operating in a foreign language classroom in Japan. The book draws attention to the highly personalised and individual, yet equally co-formed nature of classroom foreign language learning motivation and to the importance of agency and emotions in language learning. It presents an extended illustration of the applicability of complex systems theory for research design and process in SLA and its narrative approach shines light upon the evolving nature of research and role of the researcher. The study will be a valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and postgraduate students interested in classroom language teaching and learning, especially those with a focus on motivation among learners.
Activating and Engaging Learners and Teachers
Title | Activating and Engaging Learners and Teachers PDF eBook |
Author | Carmen Amerstorfer |
Publisher | Narr Francke Attempto Verlag |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2023-03-13 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 382330478X |
This book offers a nuanced, integrated understanding of EFL learning and instruction and investigates both learner and teacher perspectives on four thematically interconnected parts. Part I encompasses chapters on psychological aspects related to teaching and learning and presents the latest research on positive language education, teacher empathy, and well-being. Part II deals with EFL teaching methodology, specifically related to teaching pronunciation, language assessment, peer response, and strategy instruction. Part III addresses aspects of cultural learning including inter- and transculturality, digital citizenship, global learning, and cosmopolitanism. Part IV concerns teaching with literary texts, for instance, to reflect on social and political discourse, facilitate empowerment, imagine utopian or dystopian futures, and to bring non-Western narratives into language classrooms.
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Language Teaching
Title | The Emotional Rollercoaster of Language Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Christina Gkonou |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | 452 |
Release | 2020-05-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1788928350 |
This book focuses on the emotional complexity of language teaching and how the diverse emotions that teachers experience while teaching are shaped and function. The book is based on the premise that teaching is not just about the transmission of academic knowledge but also about inspiring students, building rapport with them, creating relationships based on empathy and trust, being patient and most importantly controlling one’s own emotions and being able to influence students’ emotions in a positive way. The book covers a range of emotion-related topics on both positive and negative emotions which are relevant to language teaching including emotional labour, burnout, emotion regulation, resilience, emotional intelligence and wellbeing among others. These topics are studied within a wide range of contexts such as teacher education programmes, tertiary education, CLIL and action research settings, and primary and secondary schools across different countries. The book will appeal to any student, researcher, teacher or policymaker who is interested in research on the psychological aspects of foreign language teaching.
Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as a Foreign Language
Title | Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as a Foreign Language PDF eBook |
Author | Jianfen Wang |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 189 |
Release | 2022-09-02 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000646831 |
This volume explores best practices in implementing the Performed Culture Approach (PCA) in teaching Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). Offering a range of chapters that demonstrate how PCA has been successfully applied to curriculum, instructional design, and assessment in CFL programs and classrooms at various levels, this text shows how PCA’s culture-focused paradigm differs fundamentally from the general communicative language teaching (CLT) framework and highlights how it can inspire innovative methods to better support learners’ ability to navigate target culture and overcome communication barriers. Additional applications of PCA in the development of learner identity, intercultural competence, autonomy, and motivation are also considered. Bridging theoretical innovations and the practice of curriculum design and implementation, this work will be of value to researchers, teacher trainers, and graduate students interested in Chinese teaching and learning, especially those with an interest in incorporating performance into foreign language curriculums with the goal of integrating language and culture.