The Affective Dimension in Second Language Acquisition
Danuta Gabrys-Barker
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Affectivity is at the core of everything we do in life. Thus, its development is also central to learning/acquisition and is important for educational contexts. The studies presented in this volume consider the different contexts of language learning and examine different types of participants in this process. Most of them look at a formal instruction context, while others look beyond the classroom and even report on the author's own affectivity and its involvement in learning experiences. Affectivity is discussed here in relation to learners but also to teachers in their own professional contexts of teaching foreign languages. In the majority ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847699688
SKU
V9781847699688
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99-15
About Danuta Gabrys-Barker
Danuta GabryÅ-Barker lectures in applied linguistics and second language acquisition at the University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. Her main areas of interest are multilingualism and affectivity in SLA. Professor GabryÅ-Barker has published numerous articles and two books Aspects of Multilingual Storage, Processing and Retrieval (2005) and Reflectivity in Pre-service Teacher Education (2012). She is the chief editor (together with Eva ... Read more
Reviews for The Affective Dimension in Second Language Acquisition
This insightful and fascinating book conceptualizes and comprehensively explores 'the affective turn' in SLA. Going beyond traditionally explored affective phenomena, this excellent state-of-the-art volume opens up new and important aspects of anxiety, motivation, emotive lexis, expression of emotions and identity. Affectivity is omnipresent in academic, formal and informal contexts and considering its impact on young and adult learners is essential ... Read more