TY - BOOK ID - 85797717 TI - Demotivation in second language acquisition : insights from Japan PY - 2015 SN - 1783093951 9781783093946 1783093943 PB - Bristol: Multilingual matters, DB - UniCat KW - Language and languages KW - Motivation in education KW - Second language acquisition KW - Demotivation. KW - Demotivators. KW - Japanese ESL learners. KW - Japanese English teaching. KW - Japanese learners of English. KW - L2 motivation. KW - Motivational theory. KW - SLA. KW - Second Language Acquisition. KW - motivating language learners. KW - motivation and language learning. KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching. KW - Foreign languages KW - Languages KW - Anthropology KW - Communication KW - Ethnology KW - Information theory KW - Meaning (Psychology) KW - Philology KW - Linguistics KW - Second language learning KW - Language acquisition KW - Academic motivation KW - Academic achievement KW - Learning, Psychology of KW - Motivation (Psychology) KW - Motivation KW - Study and teaching KW - Japanese speakers. KW - Japanese students. KW - Language and languages - Motivation - Japan KW - Second language acquisition - Motivation - Japan KW - Language and languages - Study and teaching - Japan KW - Motivation in education - Japan KW - Language and languages - Study and teaching - Japanese students KW - Language and languages - Study and teaching - Japanese speakers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85797717 AB - SLA literature tends to focus predominantly on what motivates language learners, but what demotivates them has not been widely discussed. This book, focusing exclusively on demotivation, will help readers to understand motivational issues from a different perspective. The aims of the work are threefold: to present the current developments of demotivation research in the field of SLA and bridge motivational theory/research and demotivation research; to promote the understanding of possible causes of demotivation; and to expand the focus of demotivation research through a reflection on current motivation theory/research and a discussion of methodological issues. The research presented in this book is situated in Japanese English-teaching contexts and will serve as a foundation for anyone wishing to better understand the causes of demotivation in SLA and to explore the topic in their own contexts. ER -