Motivational Currents in Language Learning: Frameworks for Focused Interventions

by Christine Muir and Alastair Henry

Book Overview

Building on Zolt n D rnyei'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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138777315
• ISBN13: 9781138777316
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"