The psychology of the language learner : individual differences in second language acquisition / / Zoltan Dornyei

• Autore: Dornyei Zoltan
• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 418.001/9
• Soggetto topico: Second language acquisition - Psychological aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-252) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Definition, Brief History, and Taxonomy of Individual Differences; 2 Personality, Temperament, and Mood; 3 Language Aptitude; 4 Motivation and 'Self-Motivation'; 5 Learning Styles and Cognitive Styles; 6 Language Learning Strategies and Student Self-Regulation; 7 Other Learner Characteristics; 8 Conclusion; References; Definition Index (Glossary); Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 con
• Titolo autorizzato: The psychology of the language learner
• ISBN: 1-282-32680-5; 9786612326806; 1-4106-1334-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827028103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Second Language Acquisition Research Series