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1 Psychological and Pedagogical Background of Self-esteem |
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1.1 Cognition and Affect as Inextricable Components of Learning |
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1.2 The Importance of the Affective Domain in General Functioning, Education and Second Language Acquisition |
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1.2.1 Psychological Functioning |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Second Language Acquisition (SLA) |
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5 | (3) |
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1.3 Self and Self-related Concepts |
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1.3.1 Self-esteem from the Historical Perspective |
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9 | (1) |
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1.3.2 The Typology of Self-esteem |
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10 | (1) |
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1.3.3 Other Typologies of Self-esteem |
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11 | (4) |
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1.3.4 The Antecedents of Self-esteem |
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15 | (6) |
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1.3.5 Other Self-related Constructs: Self-concept and Self-efficacy |
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21 | (7) |
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1.4 Self-esteem Development Across the Life Span |
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28 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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1.5 Self-esteem and Gender |
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30 | (1) |
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1.6 Self-esteem and Culture |
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31 | (5) |
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1.6.1 The Individualist and Collectivist Cultural Context |
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31 | (2) |
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1.6.2 Meritocratic and Ego-Protective Educational Culture |
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33 | (1) |
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1.6.3 The Position of Poland Along the Individualist-Collectivist Continuum |
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34 | (1) |
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1.6.4 Global and Ethnic Self-esteem |
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35 | (1) |
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1.7 The Role of Self-esteem |
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36 | (2) |
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1.7.1 Self-esteem and Psychological Functioning |
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36 | (2) |
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1.8 Self-esteem and Learning |
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38 | (2) |
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1.9 Self-esteem and Language Learning |
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40 | (7) |
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2 A Review of Selected Empirical Research on Self-esteem |
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47 | (30) |
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2.1 Assessing Self-esteem |
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48 | (1) |
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2.2 Methodological Diversity in Self-esteem Studies |
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49 | (6) |
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2.2.1 The Most Popular Measures of Self-esteem |
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51 | (3) |
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2.2.2 The Issue of Validity in Researching Self-esteem Revisited |
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54 | (1) |
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2.3 The Role of Self-esteem in Psychological Functioning |
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55 | (6) |
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2.3.1 Participation in Social Groups and Likeability |
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55 | (2) |
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2.3.2 Conformity and Leadership |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Antisocial Behaviour |
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58 | (3) |
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2.4 Self-esteem and Learning |
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61 | (4) |
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2.5 Self-esteem and Learning a Foreign Language |
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65 | (12) |
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2.5.1 Self-esteem and Performance in FL |
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69 | (8) |
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3 Research Methodology and Results |
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77 | (38) |
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3.1 Rationale for the Study |
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77 | (6) |
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83 | (9) |
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83 | (4) |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (19) |
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3.3.1 Quantitative Findings |
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92 | (15) |
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3.3.2 Qualitative Findings |
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107 | (4) |
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3.4 Limitations of the Study |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (26) |
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4.1 Foreign Language Self-esteem and the Level of Proficiency |
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115 | (5) |
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4.2 Correlates and Predictors of Foreign Language Self-esteem |
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120 | (12) |
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4.2.1 Demography-Related Correlates of Foreign Language Self-esteem |
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121 | (3) |
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4.2.2 Educational Correlates of Foreign Language Self-esteem |
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124 | (2) |
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4.2.3 Personal Correlates and Predictors of FLSE |
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126 | (6) |
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4.3 Students with High and Low FLSE |
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132 | (9) |
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4.3.1 The Characteristics of Students with High FLSE |
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132 | (3) |
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4.3.2 The Characteristics of Students with Low FLSE |
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135 | (6) |
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5 Conclusions and Implications for the EFL Classroom |
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141 | (12) |
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5.1 The Purpose of the Book |
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141 | (3) |
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5.2 Recommendations for Further Research |
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144 | (3) |
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5.3 Implications for the EFL Classrooms |
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147 | (6) |
Appendix A |
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153 | (2) |
Appendix B |
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155 | (4) |
References |
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