Identity, Motivation, and Multilingual Education in Asian Contexts

The book explores how learners' motivations and identities are shaped by learning multiple languages in Asian contexts, providing examples and challenges of multilingual education. It draws on recent theoretical developments to uncover learners' motivations and offers conceptual interpretations of emerging concepts. It is a valuable reference for researchers of applied linguistics and university and college libraries serving faculty or schools of education.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 29 July 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This book delves into the intricate interplay between learners' motivations and identities in the process of acquiring and utilizing multiple languages in Asian contexts. It showcases diverse multilingual settings across Asia, highlighting both the remarkable achievements and the formidable challenges associated with multilingual education. By drawing upon recent theoretical advancements in the field of language learning-related research, the authors unveil the underlying motivations that drive learners to pursue multiple language learning in Asian settings. Through empirical studies, the book provides insightful conceptual interpretations of emerging concepts such as the dual-motivation system, motivation dynamics, motivational transformation episodes, and hierarchies of identities. Not only is this book of great relevance to applied linguistics researchers, but it also serves as a valuable resource for university and college libraries that cater to faculty or schools of education.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350192508