A call for a multifaceted approach to language learning motivation research: Combining complexity, humanistic, and critical perspectives

In this paper I give an overview of recent developments in the L2 motivation field, in particular the movement away from quantitative, questionnaire-based methodologies toward smaller-scale qualitative studies incorporating concepts from complexity theory. While complexity theory provides useful con...

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Main Author: Julian Pigott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of English Studies Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts Adam Mickiewicz University 2012-10-01
Series:Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Online Access:http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/5126