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...

Table of Contents:

• List of Appendices
• List of Figures
• Glossary
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 What is self-concept?
• Chapter 3 Understanding self-concept in the FLL context
• Chapter 4 How do learners form their self-concepts?
• Chapter 5 Internal frames of reference in FL self-concept formation
• Chapter 6 External frames of reference in FL self-concept formation
• Chapter 7 Implications for educators and researchers
• References
• Appendices .