The Role of Context in Language Teachers' Self Development and Motivation

The Role of Context in Language Teachers' Self Development and Motivation

Author	Amy S. Thompson
Language	English
Series	Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching[1]
Release number	13[1]
Subject	English as a foreign language
Published	2021
Publisher	Multilingual Matters
Media type	Print (hardback), ebook
Pages	176[2][3]
ISBN	9781800411173

The Role of Context in Language Teachers' Self Development and Motivation: Perspectives from Multilingual Settings is an academic book by Amy S. Thompson published in 2021 by Multilingual Matters. It discusses the teaching of English, especially as a foreign language. Reviewers recommended it to interested audiences, finding value in the research and methods.

The book includes a foreword by Tammy Gregersen.^[4]

The main book begins with some background including citing prior research.^[4]

The bulk of the text discusses examples of teaching English as a foreign language in various contexts. Example contexts studied in the book include national settings like Senegal, Egypt, Argentina Turkey, Ukraine, Estonia and Vietnam.^[2][3]

It ends with conclusions around "English as a global language", teaching, teachers, and other topics.^[4]

Multiple reviews recommended the book to specific audiences who may be interested in the subject matter.^[4][3][2]

Reviewers noted a demonstrated degree of reliability and novelty in the empirical research,^[3][2] highlighting the author's ability to find insights in her participants' stories, and finding value in the qualitative approach.^[4]