General Editors Preface
Authors Acknowledgements
Publishers Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section I: What is motivation?
Main challenges of motivation research
The challenge of consciousness vs
unconsciousness
The challenge of cognition vs affect
The challenge of reduction vs
comprehensiveness
The challenge of parallel multiplicity
The challenge of context
The challenge of time
Theories of motivation in psychology
Leading motivation theories in psychology
Sociocultural and contextual influences on
behaviour
The temporal dimension of motivation
Motivation to learn a foreign/second language
Gardners motivation theory
Expectancy-value theories in L2 motivation
research
Self-determination theory, and L2 motivation
Schumanns neurobiological model
Constructs emerging from empirical studies
L2 motivation and the social context
The temporal dimension of L2 motivation
D6rnyei and Ott6s process model of
L2 motivation
Section I1: Motivation and language teaching
Education-friendly approaches in motivation
research
The educational shift in L2 motivation research
Educationally motivated constructs
Motivation and motivating in the foreign
language classroom
Motivational techniques, strategies and
macrostrategies
A framework for motivational strategies
Motivational macrostrategies
Student demotivation
Demotivation vs motivation
Research on demotivation in instructional
communication studies
Findings in L2 motivation research
Concluding remarks on demotivation
Teacher motivation
Conceptualising the motivation to teach
The relationship between teacher motivation and
student motivation
Section II1: Researching motivation
Making motivation a researchable concept
Inherent problems in motivation research
Initial decisions to make
Methodological issues and considerations
Research design
Self-report motivation tests/questionnaires
Main types of L2 motivation research
Survey studies
Factor analytical studies
Correlational studies
Studies using structural equation modelling
(LISREL)
Experimental studies
Qualitative studies
Towards a combined use of quantitative and
qualitative studies
Section IV: Resources and further information
The locus of motivation research:
Linkages to other topics and disciplines
Language-learning motivation and related
disciplines in the social sciences
The place of motivation research in applied
linguistics
Sources and resources
Relevant journals and magazines
Databases, abstracting journals and discussion groups
Sample tests and measurement instruments
References
Author Index
Subject Index