Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology - Paperback

by Richard J. Sampson (Editor), Richard S. Pinner (Editor)

This book showcases the experiences of researchers conducting complexity research in situated educational contexts. The chapters present practical examples of how complexity research can be done, with convincing evidence of why a complexity perspective is useful for investigating and conceptualizing the psychology of language learners and teachers.

Author Biography

Richard J. Sampson is an Associate Professor at Rikkyo University, Japan. He uses action research approaches to give voice to the complex, situated experience of language learner psychology and is the author of Complexity in Classroom Foreign Language Learning Motivation (2016, Multilingual Matters).

Richard S. Pinner is an Associate Professor at Sophia University, Japan. His research focuses on the dynamic relationship between authenticity and motivation in language teaching and learning and his publications include Reconceptualising Authenticity for English as a Global Language (2016, Multilingual Matters).