Table of Contents
Contributors ix
1 The Self-Concept and Language Learning: An Introduction Kata Csizér Michael Magid 1
Part 1 Theories Related to Self-Concept
2 Future Self-Guides and Vision Zoitán Dörnyei 7
3 At the Interface of the Socio-Educational Model, Self-Determination Theory and the L2 Motivational Self System Models Maya Sugita McEown Kimherly A. Noels Kathryn Everhart Chaffee 19
4 Re-imagining the Self as a Network of Relationships Sarah Mercer 51
Part 2 Self-Concept and Language Learning
5 The Ideal L2 Self, Self-Regulatory Strategies and Autonomous Learning: A Comparison of Different Groups of English Language Learners Kata Csizér Judit Kormos 73
6 EFL Students' L2 Motivational Self System and Self-Regulation: Focusing on Elementary and Junior High School Students in Korea Tae-Young Kim Yoon-Kyoung Kim 87
7 The L2 Self-Concept in Second Language Learning Motivation: A Longitudinal Study of Korean University Students David Lyons 108
8 Culture, Autonomy and the Self in Language Learning Kimberly A. Noels Kathryn Everhart Chaffee Megan Michalyk Maya Sugita McEown 131
9 Investigating Adult Migrant ESL Learners' Language Learning Motivational Profile in Australia: Towards a Bicultural Identity Elke Stracke Jeremy Jones Nicolette Bramley 155
10 Investing in Experiential Capital: Self-Efficacy, Imagination and Development of Ideal L2 Selves Kay Irie Damon R. Brewster 171
11 Self-Constructs in Language Learning: What is their Role in Self-Regulation? Janina Iwaniec 189
12 Emerging Self-Identities of Second Language Learners: Emotions and the Experiential Profile of Identity Construction Masuko Miyahara 206
13 Fear of the True Self: Social Anxiety and the Silent Behaviour of Japanese Learners of English Jim King 232
14 Chinese University Students' Willingness to Communicate in the L2 Classroom: The Complex and Dynamic Interplay of Self-Concept, Future Self-Guides and the Sociocultural Context Zhen Yue 250
15 The Interaction of the L2 Motivational Self System with Socialisation and Identification Fatterns and L2 Accent Attainment Nihat Polat 268
Part 3 Self-Concept and Language Teching
16 The Effect of Motivational Strategies on Self-Related Aspects of Student Motivation and Second Language Learning Gabriella Mezei 289
17 ELT Motivation from a Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective: A Longitudinal Case Study of L2 Teacher Motivation in Beijing Yuzo Kimura 310
Part 4 Intervention Studies
18 A Motivational Programme for Learners of English: An Application of the L2 Motivational Self System Michael Magid 333
19 Effects of an Imagery Training Strategy on Chinese University Students' Possible Second Language Selves and Learning Experiences Letty Chan 357
20 Applications and Implications of the L2 Motivational Self System in a Catalan EFL Context Jessica Mackay 377
Part 5 Future Research Directions
21 The Self-Concept and Language Learning: Future Research Directions Michael Magid Kata Csizér 403
