Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differeces in Second Language Acquisition (Second Language Acquisition Research)

Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differeces in Second Language Acquisition (Second Language Acquisition Research)

by: Zoltan Dornyei List Price: $41.95 Amazon.com's Price: $37.75 You Save: $4.20 (10%) as of 11/24/2009 17:46 EST Used Price: $34.00 Third Party New Price: $34.92 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 153 EAN: 9780805860184 Edition: New edition ISBN: 0805860185 Label: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: November 30, 2005 Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Studio: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Features: ISBN13: 9780805860184 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices Related Items: Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing (Second Language Acquisition Research) How Languages Are Learned (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers S.) The Study of Second Language Acquisition (Oxford Applied Linguistics) Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (Oxford Applied Linguistics) Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom see more Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Research results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies in various learner attributes such as personality traits, motivation, or language aptitude. In psychology, these attributes have traditionally been called individual differences. The scope of individual learner differences is broad--ranging from creativity to learner styles and anxiety--yet there is no current, comprehensive, and unified volume that provides an overview of the considerable amount of research conducted on various language learner differences, until now. Each chapter in this new volume focuses on a different individual difference variable. Besides a review of the relevant second language literature, Zoltán Dörnyei presents a concise overview of the psychological research involving each topic. A key concern for the author has been to define the various learner factors as measurable constructs and therefore the discussion includes a summary of the most famous tests and questionnaires in each domain. A wide range of readers will benefit from this book--students in linguistics, applied linguistics, modern languages, and psychology programs; second language teachers participating in in-service training courses; and researchers in second language acquisition and psychology. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A must for professional development It is great to read a book by this excellent author, dealing with the largely under-developed field of psychology and language teaching. Dornyei has already opened important doors with his work on motivation, and in this book he goes further, taking us into the whole field of individual differences and identity, fields that are becoming increasingly more important in these days of regional Englishes (World Englishes) and English as a Lingua Franca. Dornyei is at the cutting edge of psycho-linguists and his books are always a motivational read.