Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA

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Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA

edited by Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams

(Second language acquisition / series editor, David Singleton, 73)

Multilingual Matters, c2014

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Instead of viewing different perspectives on the self as competing with each other and considering one perspective on the self as being inherently 'better' than another, this book takes the view that a fuller, more comprehensive picture of the self in SLA can be gained by examining and combining insights from different perspectives. This original collection of papers thus attempts to provide a thorough overview of the ways in which the self can be conceptualised in SLA contexts. The editors have brought together a diverse range of theoretical perspectives on the self to allow the reader to appreciate the insights that each approach contributes to overall understandings of the self in the domain of second language acquisition and foreign language learning.

Table of Contents

1. Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams: Introduction to Multiple Perspectives on the Self 2. Nicole Mills: Self-efficacy in SLA 3. Sinthujaa Sampasivam and Richard Clement: The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction 4. Fernando Rubio: Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning 5. Bonny Norton: Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA 6. Chantal Hemmi: Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals 7. Florentina Taylor: Relational Views of the Self in SLA 8. Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie: Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves 9. Ema Ushioda: Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View 10. Georg Northoff: Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account 11. Sarah Mercer: The Self from a Complexity Perspective 12. Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams: Concluding Reflections

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