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Zoltan Dornyei

Professor of Psycholinguistics, Faculty of Arts

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Expertise Summary

MA PhD (Budapest) Areas of expertise - the psychology of second language acquisition and use; language teaching methodology; research design and statistics; faith and language acquisition; biblical interpretation.

Research Summary

DOWNLOADABLE PUBLICATIONS - please click on this link for a list of my publications, many of which are downloadable (either in a pre-print or in the final format).

Please visit my personal website.

Current research interests:

  • Individual differences in second language acquisition, especially attitudes and motivation
  • Psychological aspects of second language acquisition
  • Psychological processes in the second language classroom, especially group dynamics
  • Research methodology
  • Faith and language acquisition
  • Biblical interpretation

Selected Publications

  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The psychology of second language acquisition Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The L2 Motivational Self System. In: DÖRNYEI, Z. and USHIODA, E., eds., Motivation, language identity and the L2 self Bristol: Multilingual Matters. 9-42
  • DORNYEI, Z., 2009. Individual differences: Interplay of learner characteristics and learning environment Language Learning. VOL 59(SUPP/1), 230-248
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2010. The relationship between language aptitude and language learning motivation: Individual differences from a dynamic systems perspective. In: MACARO, E., ed., Continuum companion to second language acquisition London: Continuum. 247-267
  • HADFIELD, J. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2013. Theory into practice: Motivation and the Ideal Self Longman.
  • USHIODA, E. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2012. Motivation. In: GASS, S. and MACKEY, A., eds., The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition Routledge. 396-409
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and CSIZÉR, K., 2012. How to design and analyze surveys in SLA research?. In: MACKEY, A. and GASS, S., eds., Research methods in second language acquisition: A practical guide Wiley-Blackwell. 74-94
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2012. Motivation in language learning Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z and USHIODA, E., 2011. Teaching and researching motivation 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2011. Motivação em ação: Buscando uma conceituação processual da motivação de alunos. In: BARCELOS, A. M. F., ed., Linguística aplicada: Reflexões sobre ensino e aprendizagem de língua materna e língua estrangeira Pomtes (Brazil). 199-236
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2010. Researching motivation: From integrativeness to the ideal L2 self. In: HUNSTON, S. and OAKEY, D., eds., Introducing applied linguistics: Concepts and skills London: Routledge. 74-83
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2010. Questionnaires in second language research: Construction, administration, and processing 2nd ed. New York: Routledge.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2010. The relationship between language aptitude and language learning motivation: Individual differences from a dynamic systems perspective. In: MACARO, E., ed., Continuum companion to second language acquisition London: Continuum. 247-267
  • MURPHY, R. S. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2010. Where does psychology and second language acquisition research connect?: An interview with Zoltán Dörnyei Language Teacher. 34(2), 19-23
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and USHIODA, E., eds., 2009. Motivation, language identity and the L2 self Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
  • USHIODA, E. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. Motivation, language identities and the L2 self: A theoretical overview. In: DÖRNYEI, Z. and USHIODA, E., eds., .), Motivation, language identity and the L2 self Bristol: Multilingual Matters. 1-8
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. Motivation and the vision of knowing a second language. In: BEAVEN, B., ed., IATEFL 2008: Exeter conference selections Canterbury: IATEFL. 16-22
  • DORNYEI, Z., 2009. Individual differences: Interplay of learner characteristics and learning environment Language Learning. VOL 59(SUPP/1), 230-248
  • GUILLOTEAUX, M. J. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. Reply to Rod Ellis’s comment on “Motivating language learners: A classroom-oriented investigation of the effects of motivational strategies on student motivation” TESOL Quarterly. 43(1), 109-111
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The English language and the Word of God. In: WONG, M. S. and CANAGARAJAH, A. S., eds., Christian and critical English language educators in dialogue: Pedagogical and ethical dilemmas Routledge. 154-157
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and TSENG, W.-T., 2009. Motivational processing in interactional tasks. In: MACKEY, A. and POLIO, C., eds., Multiple perspectives on interaction: Second language research in honor of Susan M. Gass London: Routledge. 117-134
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The psychology of second language acquisition Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The L2 Motivational Self System. In: DÖRNYEI, Z. and USHIODA, E., eds., Motivation, language identity and the L2 self Bristol: Multilingual Matters. 9-42
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2009. The English language and the Word of God. In: WONG, M.S and CANAGARAJAH, S., eds., Christian and critical English language educators in dialogue: Pedagogical and ethical dilemmas New York: Routledge. 154-157
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2008. Estratègies de motivació a l'aula de llengües [Catalan translation of Motivational strategies in the language classroom] Barcelona, Spain: Editorial UOC.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2008. 외국어 연구를 위한 설문지 작성 방법론 [Korean translation of Questionnaires in second language research] Seoul: Hankook Munhwasa.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2008. Estrategias de motivación en el aula de lenguas [Spanish translation of Motivational strategies in the language classroom] Barcelona, Spain: Editorial UOC.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2008. New ways of motivating foreign language learners: Generating vision Links. 38(Winter), 3-4
  • GUILLOTEAUX, M. J. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2008. Motivating language learners: A classroom-oriented investigation of the effects of motivational strategies on student motivation TESOL Quarterly. 42(1), 55-77
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2007. Research methods in applied linguistics: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • CHENG, H.-F. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2007. The use of motivational strategies in language instruction: The case of EFL teaching in Taiwan Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 1(1), 153-174
  • DÖRNYEI, Z, 2007. Creating a motivating classroom environment. In: CUMMINS, J. and DAVISON, C., eds., The International Handbook of English Language Teaching New York : Springer. 639-651.
  • TSENG, W.T., DÖRNYEI, Z. and SCHMITT, N., 2006. A New Approach to Assessing Strategic Learning: The Case of Self-Regulation in Vocabulary Acquisition Applied Linguistics. VOL 27(NUMBER 1), 78-102
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., CSIZÉR, K. and NÉMETH, N., 2006. Motivation, language attitudes, and globalisation: a Hungarian perspective Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2006. Individual differences in second language acquisition AILA Review. 19, 42-68
  • DÖRNYEI, Z and MURPHEY, T., 2006. Talde-dinamika hizkuntz ikasgelan [Basque translation of Group dynamics in the language classroom] Donostia, Spain: HABE.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2006. 外国語教育学のための質問紙調査入門―作成・実施・データ処理 [Japanese translation of 'Questionnaires in second language research'] Tokyo: Shohakusha Publishing Co..
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. The psychology of the language learner: individual differences in second language acquisition Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and CSIZÉR, K., 2005. The Effects of Intercultural Contact and Tourism on Language Attitudes and Language Learning Motivation Journal of Language and Social Psychology. VOL 24(PART 4), 327-357
  • SHOAIB, A. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. Affect in life-long learning: Exploring L2 motivation as a dynamic process. In: BENSON, P. and NUNAN, D., eds., Learners' stories: Difference and diversity in language learning Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. 22-41.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. 動機づけを高める英語指導ストラテジ [Japanese translation of 'Motivational strategies in the language classroom'] Tokyo : Taishukan Publishing.
  • CSIZÉR, K.. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. Language Learners' Motivational Profiles and Their Motivated Learning Behavior Language Learning. VOL 55(NUMBER 4), 613-659
  • CSIZÉR, K.. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. The Internal Structure of Language Learning Motivation and Its Relationship with Language Choice and Learning Effort Modern Language Journal. VOL 89(NUMBER 1), 19-36
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2005. Teaching and researching motivation (Chinese edition) Beijing : Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
  • SCHMITT, N., DÖRNYEI, Z., ADOLPHS, S. and DUROW, V., 2004. Knowledge and Acquisition of Formulaic Sequences: A Longitudinal Study. In: SCHMITT, N., ed., Formulaic Sequences: Acquisition, Processing and Use Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 55-86.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., DUROW, V. and ZAHRAN, K., 2004. Individual differences and their effect on formulaic sequence acquisition. In: SCHMITT, N., ed., Formulaic Sequences Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 87-106.
  • KORMOS, J. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2004. The interaction of linguistic and motivational variables in second language task performance Zeitschrift für interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht. 9(2),
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2004. Motibazio-estrategiak hizkuntz ikasgelan [Basque translation of Motivational strategies in the language classroom] Donostia, Spain : HABE.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and MURPHEY, T., 2003. Group dynamics in the language classroom Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., ed., 2003. Attitudes, orientations and motivations in language learning. Oxford : Blackwell.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2003. Questionnaires in second language research : Construction, administration, and processing Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and SKEHAN, P., 2003. Individual differences in second language learning. In: DOUGHTY, C. J. and LONG, M. H., eds., The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition Oxford : Blackwell. 589-630.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2003. Attitudes, orientations, and motivations in language learning: Advances in theory, research, and applications. In: DORNYEI, Z., ed., Attitudes, orientations, and motivations in language learning Oxford : Blackwell. 3-32
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2002. The motivational basis of language learning tasks. In: ROBINSON, P., ed., Individual differences and instructed language learning Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 137-158.
  • COHEN, A. D. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 2002. Focus on the language learner: Motivation, styles, and strategies. In: SCHMITT, N., ed., An introduction to applied linguistics London: Edward Arnold. 170-190.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2002. Much more than carrot and stick. Guardian Weekly. 166(5), 6
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2002. Researching L2 motivation in the 21 st century. In: CREW, V., DAVISON, C. and MAR, B., eds., Reflecting on Language in Education Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education. 1-19.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and CSIZÉR, K., 2002. Some Dynamics of Language Attitudes and Motivation: Results of a Longitudinal Nationwide Survey Applied Linguistics. VOL 23(PART 4), 421-462
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2002. Wie motiviere ich richtig? Fremdsprache Deutsch. 26, 16-17
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and SCHMIDT, R., eds., 2001. Motivation and second language acquisition Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and CLEMENT, R., 2001. Motivational characteristics of learning different target languages: Results of a nationwide survey. In: DÖRNYEI, Z. and SCHMIDT, R., eds., Motivation and second language acquisition Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. 399-432.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2001. New themes and approaches in second language motivation research Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. VOL 21, 43-59
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2001. Teaching and researching motivation Harlow : Longman.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2001. Motivational strategies in the language classroom Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2000. Motivation in action: Towards a process-oriented conceptualisation of student motivation British Journal of Educational Psychology. VOL 70(PART 4), 519-538
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and KORMOS, J., 2000. The role of individual and social variables in oral task performance Language Teaching Research. VOL 4(PART 3), 275-300
  • DÖRNYEI, Z, 2000. Motivation. In: BYRAM, M., ed., Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning London: Routledge. 425-432.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 2000. Motivation theories.. In: BYRAM, M., ed., Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning London: Routledge. 432-435.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and MALDEREZ, A., 1999. Group dynamics in foreign language learning and teaching. In: ARNOLD, J., ed., Affective language learning Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 155-169.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 1999. Motivation. In: VERSCHUEREN, J., ÖSTMANN, J-O., BLOMMAERT, J. and BULCAEN, C., eds., Handbook of pragmatics Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 1-22.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 1999. Motivation.. In: SPOLSKY, B., ed., Concise encyclopedia of educational linguistics Oxford: Pergamon Press. 525-532.
  • EHRMAN, M. E. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 1998. Interpersonal dynamics in second language education: The visible and invisible classroom Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and CSIZÉR, K., 1998. Ten commandments for motivating language learners: Results of an empirical study Language Teaching Research. 2, 203-229
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., CELCE-MURCIA, M. and THURRELL, S., 1998. On directness in communicative language teaching TESOL Quarterly. 32, 116-119
  • KORMOS, J. and DÖRNYEI, Z., 1998. Problem-solving mechanisms in L2 communication: A Psycholinguistic perspective Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 20, 349-385
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., 1998. Motivation in second and foreign language learning. Language Teaching. 31, 117-135
  • MACINTYRE, P., CLEMENT, P., DÖRNYEI, Z. and NOELS, K., 1998. Conceptualizing willingness to communicate in a L2: A situated model of confidence and affiliation. Modern Language Journal. 82, 545-562
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and MALDEREZ, A., 1997. Group dynamics and foreign language teaching. System. 25, 65-81
  • DÖRNYEI, Z. and SCOTT, M. L., 1997. Communication strategies in a second language: Definitions and taxonomies Language Learning. 47, 173-210
  • DÖRNYEI, Z., CELCE-MURCIA, M. and THURRELL, S., 1997. Direct approaches in L2 instruction: A turning point in communicative language teaching? TESOL Quarterly. 31, 141-152

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