Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success–and therefore crucial for the
language teacher and researcher to understand. The third edition of Teaching and …

This accessible book offers a fresh perspective on engagement, with an emphasis on how
teachers can create the conditions for active engagement and the role learners can play in …

The 40th anniversary of the Journal of Language and Social Psychology occurs around the
corner of another anniversary, the language motivation field reaching 60 years. At this …

With roots in social psychology, second language (L2) motivation has largely been
investigated using self-report techniques. Studies drawing on observational data gathered in …

This article explores intersections between two subfields of second language acquisition
research: learner psychology (LP) and instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) …

Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are goal-directed motivational surges in pursuit of a
much-desired personal outcome. This book introduces the reader to cutting-edge theory and …

Second language (L2) motivation research has been thriving for the past decades by
emphasizing L2 motivation theories and describing the motivated learner, while relatively …

L2 motivation is a relational phenomenon, shaped by teacher responsiveness (Lamb, 2017;
Ushioda, 2009). Little, however, is known about the practices in which responsiveness is …

As reflected in the concept of Global Englishes, English mediates global communication,
where English speakers represent not merely those from English-speaking countries like …

Abstract This chapter uses Self Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, Intrinsic motivation and
self-determination in human behaviour. New York: Plenum Press, 1985) as a lens through …