Dornyei | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

Motivation is one of the key learner characteristics that determine the rate and success of language learning. This volume addresses motivation in language learning - motives associated with certain features of the language, the language learner, and the learning situation.

Discusses and dissects the intriguingly complex characteristic of motivation in the process of language learning.
Explores recent developments and the most important research directions in the field, including a selection of data-based studies by some of the best-known motivation researchers.