Complexity in Second Language Study Emotions: Emergent Sensemaking in Social Context

This book explores the emergence of emotionality for additional language (L2) learners in classroom interaction in Japan from a complexity perspective, arguing that emotions need to be studied as dynamically experienced and understood in all of their multidimensional colors by individuals. It offers a small-lens focus, interweaving experiential and discursive data, to explore, interpret, and represent the lived experience of L2 study emotions in a more holistic yet detailed, social yet individual fashion.

Format: Hardback
Length: 122 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the intricate realm of the emergence of emotionality among additional language (L2) learners in the context of classroom interactions in Japan, adopting a sociocultural lens. The author, drawing from a complexity perspective, posits that emotions must be studied in their dynamic and multifaceted nature, as they are deeply experienced and understood by individuals within the intricate tapestry of social interactions. Through practitioner research, Sampson employs a small-lens focus, seamlessly integrating experiential and discursive data, thereby opening up avenues for exploring, interpreting, and representing the rich and intricate lived experience of L2 study emotions in a holistic yet detailed manner. In the midst of the growing interest in L2 study emotions, this book makes a compelling case for the significance of placing interpretations of these emotions within the situated, dynamic, and social contexts that shape them. Sampson's work holds immense appeal to students and researchers alike in the fields of second language acquisition and L2 learning psychology.

Weight: 284g
Dimension: 142 x 222 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032308449