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The native form of this personal name is Dörnyei Zoltán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zoltán Dörnyei
Born (1960-03-11) 11 March 1960 (age 64)
Budapest, Hungary
Alma mater
Known for
  • L2 Motivational Self System
  • Directed Motivational Currents
SpouseSarah Dörnyei
ChildrenAaron Dörnyei
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Thesis Psycholinguistic factors in foreign language learning  (1989)
Doctoral studentsJudit Kormos
WebsiteDörnyei on the website of the University of Nottingham

Zoltán Dörnyei (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈdørɲɛi]) (born 1960) is a Hungarian-born British linguist. He is a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.[1] He is known for his work on second-language acquisition and the psychology of the language learner, in particular on motivation in second-language learning, having published numerous books and papers on these topics.[2][3]

Career

Education

Dörnyei obtained a Master of Arts degree in English language and literature and in history in 1985 at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. His dissertation was entitled Art dealing in Hungary before 1945.

In 1989 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psycholinguistics at the Eötvös Loránd University and his thesis was entitled Psycholinguistic factors in foreign language learning.

In 2003 he earned a D.Sc. in Linguistics at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Between 2008 and 2010 he finished his part-time undergraduate studies in Theology at the St John's College, Nottingham.

In 2011 he obtained an Master of Arts degree in Theology and Religious Studies at the Department of Theology of the University of Nottingham. The title of his dissertation was Transfiguration, beauty and biblical interpretation. In 2017 he received a Ph.D. degree in Theology at the Department of Theology and Religion of Durham University. The title of his thesis was Progressive creation and the struggles of humankind in the Bible: An experiment in canonical narrative interpretation.

Teaching

He began his career at the School of English and American Studies at Eötvös Loránd University in 1988. In 1998, he moved to the United Kingdom and after two years at Thames Valley University, he took up a position at the School of English, University of Nottingham.[4][5]

Dörnyei's L2 Motivational Self-system was cited by Alison Mackey article in The Guardian in 2014.[6]

Academic Awards

  • 1994: Gombócz Zoltán Award of the Hungarian Association of Linguists
  • 1998: Distinguished Research Award of the American TESOL Organization (co-author: Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig)
  • 1999: Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize of the Modern Language Association[7]
  • 2006: ILTA Best Paper Award[8]
  • 2010: Ben Warren International House Trust Prize
  • 2011: Henry Osborn Award of Cornerstone University, USA
  • 2014: Highly Commended Award of the English-Speaking Union's HRH The Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Awards

Select bibliography

Main Monographs

  • Dörnyei, Z., Henry, A., & Muir, C. (2016). Motivational currents in language learning: Frameworks for focused interventions. New York: Routledge.
  • Dörnyei. Z., & Ryan, S. (2015). The psychology of the language learner revisited. New York: Routledge.
  • Arnold, J., Dörnyei. Z., & Pugliese, C. (2015). The Principled Communicative Approach: Seven criteria for success. London: Helbling.
  • Dörnyei. Z., MacIntyre, P., & Henry, A. (Eds.) (2015). Motivational dynamics in language learning. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
  • Dörnyei. Z., & Kubanyiova, M. (2014). Motivating students, motivating teachers: Building vision in the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Wong, M. S., Kristjánsson, C., & Dörnyei, Z. (Eds.). (2013). Christian faith and English language teaching and learning: Research on the interrelationship of religion and ELT. New York: Routledge.
  • Dörnyei, Z. & Ushioda, E. (2011). Teaching and researching motivation (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2010). Questionnaires in second language research: Construction, administration, and processing (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2009). The psychology of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Dörnyei, Z., & Ushioda, E. (Eds.). (2009). Motivation, language identity and the L2 self. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics: Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Dörnyei, Z., Csizér, K., & Németh, N. (2006). Motivation, language attitudes and globalisation: A Hungarian perspective. Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2005). The psychology of the language learner: Individual differences in second language acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Dörnyei, Z., & Murphey, T. (2003). Group dynamics in the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2001). Motivational strategies in the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Ehrman, M., & Dörnyei, Z. (1998). Interpersonal dynamics in second language education: The visible and invisible classroom. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Articles

These are the top five articles based on Google Scholar.

  • Dörnyei, Z. (1994). Motivation and motivating in the foreign language classroom. The Modern Language Journal, 78(3), 273-284. doi: [1]
  • Clément, R. , Dörnyei, Z. and Noels, K. A. (1994), Motivation, Self‐confidence, and Group Cohesion in the Foreign Language Classroom. Language Learning, 44, 417-448. doi:[2]
  • Dörnyei, Z. (1998). Motivation in second and foreign language learning. Language Teaching, 31(3), 117-135. doi:[3]
  • MacIntye, P. D., Clément, R. , Dörnyei, Z. & Noels, K. A. (1998), Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation. The Modern Language Journal, 82, 545-562. doi:[4]
  • Dörnyei, Z. (2003), Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications. Language Learning, 53, 3-32. doi:[5]

References

  1. ^ Kormos, J. (2013). Dörnyei, Zoltán. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.), The encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (on-line). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
  2. ^ Dörnyei, Z. (2016). From English language teaching to psycholinguistics: A story of three decades. In R. Ellis (Ed.), Becoming and being an applied linguist: The life histories of some applied linguists (pp. 119-135). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
  3. ^ http://www.zoltandornyei.co.uk/
  4. ^ "Official University website for Zoltán Dörnyei".
  5. ^ Dörnyei, Z. (2016). From English language teaching to psycholinguistics: A story of three decades. In R. Ellis (Ed.), Becoming and being an applied linguist: The life histories of some applied linguists (pp. 119-135). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
  6. ^ "Wanting it enough: why motivation is the key to language learning". The Guardian. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Winners". Modern Language Association. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  8. ^ "2006 ILTA Best Paper Award". International Language Testing Association. 2 July 2006.
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