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Engaging with work in English studies : an issue-based approach / / Alastair Henry, Ake Persson, editors
| Engaging with work in English studies : an issue-based approach / / Alastair Henry, Ake Persson, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 pages) |
| Disciplina | 420 |
| Soggetto topico | English language |
| ISBN | 3-030-69720-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword: English Studies @ Work -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: Engaging with Work in Worlds of Change -- English, Globalization, and Agendas of Redefinition -- Work Practices in Changing Times -- Work Without Boundaries: Flexibility, Individuality, and Insecurity -- Work Values -- Structure and Content -- Identities -- Oppositions and Transformations -- References -- Part I: Identities -- 2: 'Imagine being so suddenly useless': Unemployment, Vulnerability and the Irish Financial Crash in Donal Ryan's The Spinning Heart -- Introduction -- The Celtic Tiger: Making It All Possible -- Entrepreneurship, Construction and Greed -- Impacts: Unemployment and Vulnerability in Donal Ryan's The Spinning Heart -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Authenticity at Work: English Teachers' Experiences of Authentic and Inauthentic Acting -- Introduction -- Self-Knowledge and Authenticity -- The Workplace -- Teaching English and Self-Authenticating Experiences -- Study and Purpose -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- Authenticity in Relationships: Expressing Feelings -- Authenticity in Creating Meaningful Learning Opportunities: Doing Things for Real -- Frustrated Authenticity When Managing Challenging Situations: Working Under Constraints -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: 'We do no harm, we say what we want, and we get paid for it': Academic Work and Dignity in Stoner by John Williams -- Introduction -- A Work Life -- Academic Work -- Coming Home to Work -- Loving to Work -- Gender Trouble at Work -- Working Resolutions -- Undignified Endings -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Working with Identity Work: Supporting Professional Identity Development in Teacher Education -- Introduction -- Narrative, Imagination, and the Self -- Possible Selves.
The Life Story Model of Identity: Future Selves as Imagoes -- The Dialogical Self -- Conceptual Tools for Working with Identity Work -- Identity Work in the Early Stages of Education: Imagoes in Stories of Learning and Teaching -- Identity Work During School Placements: Learning to Teach as a Drama of Selves -- Identity Work in the Transition into Early-Career Teaching: Possible Selves and Teacher Conceptual Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Oppositions and Transformations -- 6: The Superhero and the Tiger Mom: Examining the Relation Between Parental Expectations and Career Choices in Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew's The Shadow Hero -- Introduction -- Collectivism, Confucianism, and the Chinese Diaspora -- From Green Turtle to Jade Tortoise: The Creation of an Asian-American Superhero -- A 'New Resolution' -- References -- 7: Changing English, Changing Challenges: The Work of Teaching English in a Context of Diverse Experiences -- Introduction -- New Challenges for Teachers: Implications for the Work of Teaching English -- Teacher Language Awareness and Engagement with Language: Key Components in the Work of Contemporary English Teaching -- Teacher Language Awareness in Practice -- Moving Towards a Language Awareness Approach in the Work of Teaching English -- Learning the Work of Teaching English: Developing Preservice Teachers' Language Awareness -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- 8: Interpreting the Lives of Working Children in James Joyce's Ulysses -- Introduction -- Childhood in Ulysses -- Children's Working Activities in Ulysses -- Vulnerability -- Alliances and Self-Investment -- Encouragement -- The Child Working to Sustain Life -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Global English in the Workplace: Introducing the Concepts of 'Workplace English as a Lingua Franca' (WELF), and 'Successful WELF Users' -- Introduction. Who Are Successful Users of English in International Contexts? -- Successful WELF Users -- Having Both Speaker and Listener Intelligibility in Pronunciation -- Deploying Grammar for Clarity and Accuracy in Content -- Having Mastery of Work-Specific Vocabulary -- Deploying Pragmatic Strategies for Creating Rapport and Achieving Clarity in Communication -- Utilizing Multilingual Resources for Work Efficiency -- WELF Competence as an Alternative to Native Speaker Competence -- References -- 10: From 'Mayday' to #MeToo: Sexual Harassment in Margaret Atwood's Dystopian Workplaces in The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments and The Heart Goes Last -- Introduction -- Sexual Harassment: Failure of Equal Justice -- The Scope of Sexual Harassment -- Sexual Harassment in U.S. and EU Law -- The Silencing of Sexual Harassment -- Margaret Atwood's Nightmarish Workplaces: Sexual Harassment and Violation in The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments and The Heart Goes Last -- Conclusion -- References -- Afterword: Working to Take English Studies into the World -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910488725803321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning / / edited by Martin Lamb, Kata Csizér, Alastair Henry, Stephen Ryan
| The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning / / edited by Martin Lamb, Kata Csizér, Alastair Henry, Stephen Ryan |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxix, 697 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
401.93
418.0071 |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and education
Applied linguistics Learning Instruction Language and languages—Study and teaching Linguistics Language Education Applied Linguistics Learning & Instruction Language Teaching Theoretical Linguistics |
| ISBN | 3-030-28380-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I. Theoretical approaches to L2 motivation -- Chapter 1: Introduction (Martin Lamb, Kata Csizér, Alastair Henry and Stephen Ryan) -- Chapter 2: L2 Motivation and the Socio-Educational Model (Robert Gardner) -- Chapter 3: From Integrative Motivation to Directed Motivational Currents: the Evolution of Understanding L2 Motivation Over 3 Decades (Zoltan Dörnyei) -- Chapter 4: The L2 Motivational Self-System (Kata Csizér) -- Chapter 5: Self-Determination and Motivated Engagement in Language Learning (Kimberly A. Noels, Nigel Mantou Lou, Dayuma I. Vargas Lascano, Kathryn E. Chaffee, Ali Dincer, Ying Shan, Doris Zhang and Xijia Zhang) -- Chapter 6: Complexity Theory and L2 Motivation (Phil Hiver and Mostafa Papi) -- Chapter 7: Directed Motivational Currents: Extending the Theory of L2 Vision (Alastair Henry) -- Chapter 8: Motivation and Individual Differences (Stephen Ryan) -- Chapter 9: Emotions Are Motivating (Peter D. MacIntyre, Jessica Ross and Richard Clément) -- Chapter 10: L2 Motivation and Willingness to Communicate (Tomoko Yashima) -- Chapter 11: The Contexts of SLA Motivation: Linking Ideologies to Situational Variations (Odilia Yim, Richard Clément and Peter MacIntyre) -- Chapter 12: L2 Motivation and Investment (Ron Darvin) -- Part 2: L2 Motivation in Practice -- Chapter 13: Task Motivation (Judit Kormos and James Wilby) -- Chapter 14: Motivational Teaching Strategies (Martin Lamb) -- Chapter 15: Motivational Group Dynamics in SLA: the Interpersonal Interaction Imperative (Yoshifumi Fukada, Joseph Falout, Tetsuya Fukuda and Tim Murphey) -- Chapter 16: Motivation and Projects (Christine Muir) -- Chapter 17: Motivation in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Research (David Lasagabaster) -- Chapter 18: The Process of Demotivation in Language Learning: An Integrative Account (Nick Thorner and Keita Kikuchi) -- Chapter 19: Language Teacher Motivation Research: Its Ends, Means and Future Commitments (Maggie Kubanyiova) -- Part 3: Contexts of L2 Motivation -- Chapter 20: EFL Learning Motivation in Korea: Historical Background and Current Situation (Tae-Young Kim and Youngmi Kim) -- Chapter 21: In the Shadow of Global English? Comparing Language Learner Motivation in Germany and the United Kingdom (Ursula Lanvers and Gary Chambers) -- Chapter 22: Motivation for Learning Chinese in the Australian Context: Focus on Tertiary Students (Hui Ling Xu and Robyn Moloney) -- Chapter 23: Motivation and Multilingualism in South Africa (Susan Coetzee and Van Roy) -- Chapter 24: The L2 Motivation of Learners with Special Educational Needs (Edit Kontra) -- Chapter 25: Motivation of Young Language Learners (Jelena Mihaljević Djigunović and Marianne Nikolov) -- Part 4: Shifting Horizons in L2 Motivation -- Chapter 26: Language Mindsets, Meaning-Making, and Motivation (Nigel Mantou Lou and Kim Noels) -- Chapter 27: Motivation and the Unconscious (Ali Al-Hoorie) -- Chapter 28: Motivation and Flow (Katalin Piniel and Agnes Albert) -- Chapter 29: L2 Motivation and Digital Technologies (Alastair Henry and Martin Lamb) -- Chapter 30: Aligning Positive Psychology with Language Learning Motivation (Tammy Gregersen) -- Chapter 31: Motivation for Formal Learning of Multiple Languages (Amy Thompson) -- Chapter 32: Researching L2 Motivation: Past, Present and Future (Ema Ushioda). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910370251203321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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