This volume is a collection of nine original papers exploring dimensions of individual difference in language learning from narrative and biographical perspectives.
This volume is a collection of nine original papers exploring dimensions of individual difference in language learning from narrative and biographical perspectives. Topics covered include motivation, emotion, age, learning strategies and beliefs, identity and the influence of classroom, distance and self-instructional settings. The authors use a variety of research methods to investigate learners' experiences of these aspects of the learning process. Among the countries represented in the research are Australia, Bahrain, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom and the United States. The studies will be of interest to teachers, teachers-in-preparation, teacher educators and researchers.
Edited by:
Phil Benson, David Nunan Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 292g ISBN:9780521614146 ISBN 10: 0521614147 Series:Cambridge Language Teaching Library Publication Date:09 May 2005 Audience:
ELT/ESL
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active