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ERIC Number: EJ1145543
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-2083-5205
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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.
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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