Motivation, Language Attitudes and Globalisation

Professor Zoltán Dörnyei, who is one of the leading international experts on L2 attitude/motivation research, led the Hungarian research team. He has written over 60 academic papers on various aspects of second language acquisition, and is the author of several books, including Teaching and Researching Motivation (2001, Longman), Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing (2003, Lawrence Erlbaum) and The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition (2005, Lawrence Erlbaum). Kata Csizér and Nóra Németh are L2 researchers and teacher trainers at the Department of English Applied Linguistics, Eötvös University, Budapest. They have published academic papers for Hungarian and international journals, including Language Teaching Research, Language Learning, The Journal of Language and Social Psychology, The Modern Language Journal and Applied Linguistics.

• Introduction1. Background Information and Theory2. Method3. Language Attitudes and Motivation in Hungary: From 1993 to 20044. Modifying Factors in Language Attitudes and Motivation: Gender, Geographical Location and School Instruction5. The Internal Structure of Language Learning Motivation6. Language Learners’ Motivational Profiles7. The Effects of Intercultural Contact on Language Attitudes and Language Learning Motivation Summary and ConclusionBibliography/ Appendices

The volume describes a ground-breaking study, one whose results will affect the direction of L2 motivation and attitude research for years to come. Dörnyei, Csizér, and Németh should be commended for providing the field with this large and detailed study on L2 learning motivation and attitudes. It is an absolute must for any researcher or graduate student interested in L2 motivation or attitudes.