Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Self-Efficacy in Second Language Acquisition 6
6. 3. The Dynamics of Second Language Confidence: Contact and Interaction 23
7. 4. Self-Esteem and Self-Concept in Foreign Language Learning 41
8. 5. Identity and Poststructuralist Theory in SLA 59
9. 6. Dual Identities Perceived by Bilinguals 75
10. 7. Relational Views of the Self in SLA 92
11. 8. Imagined and Possible Selves: Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves 109
12. 9. Motivational Perspectives on the Self in SLA: A Developmental View 127
13. 10. Brain and Self: A Neurophilosophical Account 142
14. 11. The Self from a Complexity Perspective 160
15. 12. Concluding Reflections 177
16. Index 186