Language Learning Motivation In Japan

Author : Matthew T. Apple
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1783090529
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Learning Motivation in Japan written by Matthew T. Apple and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book synthesises current theory and research on L2 motivation in the EFL Japanese context carried out by internationally recognized researchers and upcoming researcher-educators working in various educational contexts in Japan. Topics covered include the issues of cultural identity, demotivation, language communities, positive psychology, possible L2 selves and internationalisation within a key EFL context. The studies in the book utilise a wide variety of research methodologies aiming to narrow the gap between theory and practice and examine L2 motivation in primary, secondary and tertiary education. This volume will be of interest to research/teacher professionals who are currently engaged in active ESL/EFL practice, EFL educators, researchers, and teacher-trainers both inside and outside Japan, who are interested in research on L2 motivation in general and within the Japanese context in particular, as well as graduate and postgraduate researchers.

Author : Chika Takahashi
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1800414854
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Motivation to Learn Multiple Languages in Japan written by Chika Takahashi and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides rare insights into motivation among extremely successful learners of English and languages other than English (LOTEs) through the analysis of a longitudinal study and the examination of the factors involved in becoming multilingual in a non-multilingual environment. Based on sixteen interview sessions, conducted over the course of nine years while the learners progressed from high school to the world of work, this book offers the story of how two learners persist in English/LOTE learning. The study illuminates the long-term processes through which the interviewees develop ideal English/LOTE selves in an environment where multilingualism is not emphasized and where both English and LOTEs can still be described as foreign languages. Educators and researchers will learn from this study, which stretches our understanding of motivation beyond the recent theorizing of L2 motivation and contributes to the limited research in long-term motivational trajectories and LOTE learning motivation, which is particularly scarce in non-European contexts. The book will be of interest not only to readers in Japan but also to those in other contexts as it offers an example of successful learners who go beyond the pragmatic and instrumentalist view of language learning to hold a more holistic view, thus revealing the factors which can sustain multiple language learning, even in foreign language contexts.

Author : Toshiyuki Nakamura
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135008817X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Acquisition and the Multilingual Ideal written by Toshiyuki Nakamura and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the motivational development of Japanese language learners, this book investigates the relationship between their future self-image as Japanese speakers and their broader self-image as multilingual individuals. The book compares two groups of Japanese language learners, one from Australia and the other from South Korea. Questioning how motivation is influenced both by native languages and by the other languages which learners speak or study, Toshiyuki Nakamura uses dynamic systems theory (DST) to uncover how knowledge of English in these different contexts motivates the learning of Japanese. Employing the concept of 'domain of possible selves' as an analytical framework, the book also provides a detailed description of the development of the learners' visions of themselves as users of Japanese and uncovers various aspects of Japanese language learners' L2 self.

Author : Richard J. Sampson
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1783095903
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complexity in Classroom Foreign Language Learning Motivation written by Richard J. Sampson and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Keita Kikuchi
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 178309396X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demotivation in Second Language Acquisition written by Keita Kikuchi and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SLA literature tends to focus predominantly on what motivates language learners, but what demotivates them has not been widely discussed. This book, focusing exclusively on demotivation, will help readers to understand motivational issues from a different perspective. The aims of the work are threefold: to present the current developments of demotivation research in the field of SLA and bridge motivational theory/research and demotivation research; to promote the understanding of possible causes of demotivation; and to expand the focus of demotivation research through a reflection on current motivation theory/research and a discussion of methodological issues. The research presented in this book is situated in Japanese English-teaching contexts and will serve as a foundation for anyone wishing to better understand the causes of demotivation in SLA and to explore the topic in their own contexts.

Author : Kimie Takahashi
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847698565
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Learning, Gender and Desire written by Kimie Takahashi and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Japanese women, the English language has never been just another school subject. For them, English is the tool of identity transformation and the means of obtaining what they passionately desire – mobility, the West and its masculinity. Language Learning, Gender and Desire explores Japanese women's passion for learning English and how they negotiate identity and desire in the terrain of racial, sexual and linguistic politics. Drawing on ethnographic data and popular media texts, the book offers new insights into the multidirectionality of desire and power in the context of second language learning.

Author : Yoshiyuki Nakata
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039105342
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Motivation and Experience in Foreign Language Learning written by Yoshiyuki Nakata and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Dublin, Trinity College.

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Publisher : Cambria Press
ISBN 13 : 1621968871
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Japanese as a Second Language written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Garold Murray
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847693725
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning written by Garold Murray and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2011 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through the use of qualitative research methods, the authors explore the complex, contingent and dynamic nature of motivation, identity and autonomy --- both for language learners and teachers --- in many different parts of the world. Importantly, they also look for relationships among the three constructs. This is precisely the integrative approach that should be encouraged as we seek to understand the lived experience of individuals."---Diane Larsen-Freeman, University of Michigan, USA --

Author : Glen Hill
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031111168
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book STEM English in Japan written by Glen Hill and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Japanese science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students and their experiences of learning English. Students majoring in STEM face unique circumstances regarding their English language education. Despite the global use of English in these fields, the authors argue that Japanese STEM students fail to take advantage of coursework, extracurricular materials, teachers, peers, and other resources to raise their communicative abilities to a sufficient level for the workplace. This book offers insights into how STEM students can learn English more effectively and purposefully. The chapters provide firsthand perspectives into the psychologies, educational programs, and future workplace situations of Japanese STEM students, who are the innovators, inventors, and researchers of the future. This book will appeal to applied linguists and language teachers wherever STEM English is taught.