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The Context of L2 Learner Motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2015

David Lyons
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The present volume represents one of the most recent additions to a burgeoning number of publications in the field of L2 motivation (Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2009; Murray, Gao, & Lamb, 2011). As in most of these, ideas of the self-concept and identity in learner motivation are clearly visible. However, a welcome aspect of this book is its focus on the local context of language learning and how this interacts with both the learner's concept of self and the motivation to pursue his or her language studies.

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English Today , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 60 - 61
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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