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Self and Identity in Adolescent Foreign Language Learning

By Florentina Taylor

Self and Identity in Adolescent Foreign Language Learning

By Florentina Taylor

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This book explores the role of identity in adolescent foreign language learning to provide evidence that an identity-focused approach can make a difference to achievement in education. It uses both in-depth exploratory interviews with language learners and a cross-sectional survey to provide a unique glimpse into the identity dynamics that learners need to manage in their interaction with contradictory relational contexts (e.g. teacher vs. classmates; parents vs. friends), and that appear to impair their perceived competence and declared achievement in language learning. Furthermore, this work presents a new model of identity which incorporates several educational psychology theories (e.g. self-discrepancy, self-presentation, impression management), developmental theories of adolescence and principles of foreign language teaching and learning. This book gives rise to potentially policy-changing insights and will be of importance to those interested in the relationship between self, identity and language teaching and learning.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2013-07-15
Publication Date:
2013-07-01
Publisher:
Multilingual Matters
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1847699987
ISBN13:
9781847699985
Weight:
276 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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