L2 Selves and Motivations in Asian Contexts

Matthew T. Apple is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His research interests include individual differences in SLA, intercultural communication and educational statistics. Together with Dexter Da Silva and Terry Fellner, he is co-editor of Language Learning Motivation in Japan (2013, Multilingual Matters).Dexter Da Silva is Professor in the Department of Psychology and Horticulture at Keisen University, Japan. His research interests include student motivation, identity development and trust and classroom dynamics.Terry Fellner is Associate Professor in the Center for General Education at Saga University, Japan. His research interests include vocabulary acquisition, outdoor language learning and L2 reading.

• Contributor Information              Preface1. Terry Fellner, Matthew Apple and Dexter Da Silva: Language Learning Motivation in Asia: Selves within Systems2. Peter Gobel, Than Siew Ming and Setsuko Mori: Revisiting Studies on Causal Attribution and Self-Efficacy in ESL/EFL Contexts: Toward an Alternative Model3. Tae-Young Kim: The Theoretical Interface Between Complex Dynamic Systems Theory And Sociocultural Theory In L2 (De)Motivation: A Qualitative Investigation4. Huang Hung-Tzu and Chen I-Ling: L2 Selves in Motivation to Learn English as a Foreign Language: The Case Of Taiwanese Adolescents5. Chen Szu-An: Fluctuation of L2 Motivation and Possible Causes: Taiwanese EFL Learners6. Marcos Y. Lopez and Richard Gonzales: Examining the Relationship between Foreign Language Learning Motivation and Critical Thinking Motivation: The Case of Filipino Foreign Language Learners7. Michiko Ueki and Osamu Takeuchi: The Impact of SA Experience on the Affective Changes Related To L2 Motivation: A Qualitative Study of the Processes of Change8. Mingyue (Michelle) Gu And Xiaoyuan (Doris) Qu: The Discursive Construction Of College English Learners’ Motivation In China9. Amol Padwad and Krishna Dixit: Teacher Classroom Behavior and Teacher Motivation10. Qian-Mei Zhang: Research On Second Language Teacher Motivation from a Vygotskyian Activity Theory Perspective: A Case Study of Two Novice English Teachers in China11. Martin Lamb, Sri Puji Astuti and Nilawati Hadisantosa: What Motivates Indonesians to Study English? Learners’ and Teachers’ Views12. Nathanael Rudolph: Beyond Essentialism: Apprehending ‘Identity’ and ‘Motivation’ Through APoststructural Lens13. Matthew Apple and Dexter Da Silva: Language Learning Motivation in Asia: Current Trajectory and Possible FutureIndex

A timely and highly ambitious work highlighting the value of situating theory and research in specific educational situations. Hopefully, this book will serve as an inspiration to educators and researchers across Asia, encouraging them to develop their own original, independent voices, less concerned with conforming to ideas emerging from elsewhere.