Although social psychology has been traditionally focused on interpersonal relationships,
the cognitive revolution in psychology has had the effect of refocusing some social …

The present paper advances theoretical propositions regarding the relationship between
acculturation and identity. The most central thesis argued is that acculturation represents …

Transformational leaders are expected to challenge their followers to take greater ownership
of their work, allowing the leader to align followers with tasks that enhance their …

By tradition, L2 motivation research has a monolingual bias–the motivational systems of a
learner's different languages conceptualized as separate entities rather than as cognitively …

Being proactive is about making things happen, anticipating and preventing problems, and
seizing opportunities. It involves self-initiated efforts to bring about change in the work …

In 2005, I outlined the basis of a new approach to conceptualising second language (L2)
learning motivation within a 'self'framework (Dörnyei, 2005), calling the new theory the 'L2 …

The term future work self refers to an individual's representation of himself or herself in the
future that reflects his or her hopes and aspirations in relation to work. The clearer and more …

Personal relevance goes by many names in the motivation literature, stemming from a
number of theoretical frameworks. Currently these lines of research are being conducted in …

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 …

This book is a reader-friendly description of a viewpoint on human behavior which sees all
behavior as aimed at attaining goals. A wide variety of topics are treated (the theory is …