Lessons from Exceptional Language Learners Who Have Achieved Nativelike Proficiency: Motivation, Cognition and Identity
Author:   Zoltán Dörnyei ,  Katarina Mentzelopoulos
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
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9781800412453


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   25 October 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Zoltán Dörnyei ,  Katarina Mentzelopoulos
Publisher:   Multilingual Matters
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781800412453


ISBN 10:   1800412452
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   25 October 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Theoretical Background 2. Methodology: Identifying Participants and Documenting Their Stories 3. Defining Nativelikeness 4. A Favourable Set-Up 5. A Unique Bond with the Chosen Language 6. Cognition and Other Facilitative Learner Characteristics 7. Attention to Pronunciation 8. Intensive Effort and Strategic Learning 9. Reinforcing Relationships and Social Expectations  10. Sources of Persistence 11. Second Language Confidence, Comfort and Ownership 12. The Question of L2 Identities Conclusion Appendix References

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This book provides a fascinating analysis of how highly successful language learners achieve the ultimate gold standard of 'passing for a native speaker'. It is a deeply engaging account that offers valuable lessons for us all (language learners, teachers, researchers), and offers a poignant memory of Zoltan Doernyei's passionate enthusiasm for his subject. * Ema Ushioda, University of Warwick, UK *


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Zoltán Dörnyei was a Professor of Psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. He published extensively on second language acquisition and learner psychology, with a particular focus on language learner motivation. Katarina Mentzelopoulos is an ESRC-funded PhD student at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research interests include language learning motivation, multilingualism and learner identity.

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