Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Foreign Language Motivation Research in Japan: An ‘Insider’ Perspective from Outside Japan 1
6. 2. Learning Japanese; Learning English: Promoting Motivation Through Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness 15
7. 3. Imagined L2 Selves and Motivation for Intercultural Communication 35
8. 4. Exploring Classroom-based Constructs of EFL Motivation for Science and Engineering Students in Japan 54
9. 5. Dual Goal Orientation in the Japanese Context: A Case Study of Two EFL Learners 75
10. 6. A Comprehensive Summary of Empirical Studies of Motivation Among Japanese Elementary School EFL Learners 93
11. 7. One Curriculum, Three Stories: Ideal L2 Self and L2-Self-Discrepancy Profiles 110
12. 8. Effect of Intercultural Contact on L2 Motivation: A Comparative Study 129
13. 9. Motivation, Ideal L2 Self and Valuing of Global English 152
14. 10. Motivation, Attitudes and Selves in the Japanese Context: A Mixed Methods Approach 169
15. 11. A Longitudinal Perspective on EFL Learning Motivation in Japanese Engineering Students 189
16. 12. Demotivators in the Japanese EFL Context 206
17. 13. Positive L2 Self: Linking Positive Psychology with L2 Motivation 225
18. 14. What’s Working in Japan? Present Communities of Imagining 245
19. 15. Understanding Motivational Evolution in the EFL Classroom: A Longitudinal Study from a Dynamic Systems Perspective 268
20. 16. Motivational Design for Effective Second Language Instruction 291
21. 17. Perspectives on L2 Motivation: Bridging the Gaps between Teachers, SLA Researchers and Teacher Educators 309
22. Index 326