Since Scovel's review of the literature in 1978, several studies have been conducted that
consider the role of anxiety in language learning. This paper examines the perspectives …

To provide the most effective instruction possible, teachers of a second language (L2)
should learn to identify and comprehend significant individual differences in their students …

Offering a historical and empirical account, this book provides a comprehensive overview of
the socio-educational model of second language acquisition. This approach to …

The book aims to establish the concept of attitudes as more central to the study of minority
and majority languages. The strong tradition of attitude theory and research from social …

WHY IS BILL STUDYING SPANISH? WHY does Mary Ellen want to learn French? What
motivates Yu Jia to learn English in China? What is the reason for Maury's interest and ef-fort …

Ayant appris que j'allais recevoir le Prix de l'éducation et de la formation de la SCP et que je
devrais prononcer une allocution à cette occasion, j'ai longtemps réfléchi au choix d'un …

Reviews of the literature on foreign‐language anxiety show a considerable amount of
ambiguity arising from the conflicting results of past studies. This study attempts to show that …

This is the second part of a two-part article dealing with individual difference correlates of
secondlanguage learning. In this part, attention is directed to a consideration of the role of …

The initial impetus for this investigation was a discussion between the two authors about
comments and criticisms in the literature concerning the role of attitudes and motivation in …

This book focuses on the psycholinguistic dynamics of multilingualism and the processes of
change in time affecting two or more language systems. It develops a novel approach to this …