Identity, Motivation, and Multilingual Education in Asian Con... - 9781350192508

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Identity, Motivation, and Multilingual Education in Asian ContextsAuthor(s): Mark Feng Teng, Wang Lixun\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350192508, 978-1350192508\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates how learners motivations and identities are constructed in the process of learning and using multiple languages in Asian contexts. It presents examples of multilingual contexts in different parts of Asia and illustrates various achievements and challenges associated with multilingual education. Drawing on recent theoretical developments regarding learners motivations and identities in language learning-related research, this book uncovers learners motivations that underlie their decisions of learning multiple languages in Asian contexts. \n\nThrough empirical studies, the authors offer conceptual interpretations on emerging concepts such as dual-motivation system, motivation dynamics, motivational transforma.