Lifelong Motivation and Foreign Language Learning
eBook - ePub

Lifelong Motivation and Foreign Language Learning

Perspectives from Later Life

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Lifelong Motivation and Foreign Language Learning

Perspectives from Later Life

About this book

This book traces the motivational dynamics embedded within lifelong foreign language learning trajectories, examining the factors which generate and sustain motivation throughout a learner's life. Embracing a complexity approach, it views motivation as a long-term individual process that evolves along a narrative continuum, developing over the course of life, personal experiences, choices and events. This narrative inquiry delves into the captivating and unique experiences of three exceptionally motivated older adult learners who have embarked on a lifelong foreign language journey and maintained their momentum after 60. It will be relevant to researchers interested in third age language acquisition, L2 motivation and the impact of additional language learning on wellbeing. It also offers pedagogical guidance to optimise language education quality through better appreciation and anticipation of the autonomous third age learning experience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Tables and Figures
  9. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Preface
  12. Introduction – The Motivational Discourse in Third Age: A Longitudinal Perspective
  13. Part 1: Ecological Insights into Third-Age Additional Language Learning Experience
  14. Part 2: Lifelong Additional Language Learning Motivation: Challenges of a Complexity Framework
  15. Part 3: The Power of Storytelling in Third-Age L2 Research
  16. Part 4: Tales of Resilience
  17. Part 5: A Collective (Hi)Story of Lifelong Motivation
  18. Conclusions
  19. Epilogue
  20. Appendices
  21. References
  22. Index