Towards an Understanding of Language Learner Self-Concept

• Main Author: Mercer, Sarah (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Educational Linguistics, 12
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Educational psychology.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.; Pedagogic Psychology.

This book contributes to our growing understanding of the nature and development of language learner self-concept. It assesses the relevant literature in the disciplines of psychology and applied linguistics and describes in-depth, qualitative research examining the self-concepts of tertiary-level E...