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Publication Date: 2011
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The Self as a Complex Dynamic System
Mercer, Sarah
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, v1 n1 p57-82 2011
This article explores the potential offered by complexity theories for understanding language learners' sense of self and attempts to show how the self might usefully be conceived of as a complex dynamic system. Rather than presenting empirical findings, the article discusses existent research on the self and aims at outlining a conceptual perspective that may inform future studies into the self and possibly other individual learner differences. The article concludes by critically considering the merits of a complexity perspective but also reflecting on the challenges it poses for research.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Learning Theories, Networks, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Educational Research, Systems Approach
Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies. Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Ul. Nowy Swiat 28-30, 62-800 Kailsz, Poland. e-mail: ssllt@amu.edu.pll; Web site: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt
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Language: English
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