Kata Csizér (17. November 1971) is a Hungarian
linguist
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. She is currently a professor at the
School of English and American Studies of the
Faculty of Humanities of the
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. Her research focuses on
applied linguistics
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with a special focus on
motivation in second-language learning The desire to learn is often related to the concept of ‘motivation’. Motivation is the most used concept for explaining the failure or success of a language learner. Second language (L2) refers to a language an individual learns that is not his/ ...
and teaching students with special needs.
Csizér is considered an authority along with
Zoltán Dörnyei
Zoltán Dörnyei () (11 March 1960 – 10 June 2022) was a Hungarian-born British linguist. He was a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He was known for his work on second language acqui ...
because of her work on
motivation in second-language learning The desire to learn is often related to the concept of ‘motivation’. Motivation is the most used concept for explaining the failure or success of a language learner. Second language (L2) refers to a language an individual learns that is not his/ ...
. She is the author along with
Zoltán Dörnyei
Zoltán Dörnyei () (11 March 1960 – 10 June 2022) was a Hungarian-born British linguist. He was a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He was known for his work on second language acqui ...
and Nóra Németh, of three seminal articles (reaching more than 1,000 citations in the field of second language learning) on motivation in second language learning. Apart from motivation in second language learning, she is also noted for her work on the inclusion of deaf learners into the foreign language classroom.
Career
In 2000, one of her first publications was on history in which she investigated the change of the regime on the three
Visegrád Group
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countries namely,
Poland
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,
Czech Republic
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,
Slovakia
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, and
Hungary
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.
In 2009 her work on motivation in second language learning was published on the website of the Institute of Research on Education (in Hungarian: Oktatáskutató és Fejlesztő Intézet).
Csizér obtained her
PhD degree
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at the Eötvös Loránd University in 2004 and has been employed at the Department of English Applied Linguistics of the School of English and American Studies at the Eötvös Loránd University in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
since.
In 2012 she obtained a Habilitation degree at the Eötvös Loránd University.
Since 2011, she has been an active member of the
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) Hungary, presenting at the organisation's conferences annually.
On 29 August 2014, she was a plenary speaker along with
Diane Larsen-Freeman
Diane Larsen-Freeman (born 1946) is an American linguist. She is currently a Professor Emerita in Education and in Linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An applied linguist, known for her work in second language ac ...
,
Marjolijn Verspoor
Marjolijn Verspoor (born 1952) is a Dutch linguist. She is a professor of English language and English as a second language at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. She is known for her work on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and the applicati ...
,
Kees de Bot,
Judit Kormos and
Rosa Manchón
Rosa María Manchón Ruiz (born 1957) is a Spanish linguist. She is currently a professor of applied linguistics at the University of Murcia, Spain. Her research focuses on second language acquisition and second language writing. She was the edi ...
at the International Conference on Motivational Dynamics and Second Language Acquisition, organized by
Zoltán Dörnyei
Zoltán Dörnyei () (11 March 1960 – 10 June 2022) was a Hungarian-born British linguist. He was a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He was known for his work on second language acqui ...
at the
University of Nottingham
, mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom
, established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status
, type = Public
, chancellor ...
.
Csizér has been the associate editor of the
Journal of Second Language Writing
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.
In 2018, she was invited keynote speaker at Faculty of Arty and Social Sciences of the
National University of Singapore along with Phil Benson, Kimberly Noels and Xiaohong Wen.
On 28 May 2019, she was a guest lecturer at the
University of Graz
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, invited by Sarah Mercer.
In 2019, she was a keynote speaker at the
British Association for Applied Linguistics
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BAAL organises regular meetings of its members at various venues in ...
Special Interest Group conference at the
University of Bath
(Virgil, Georgics II)
, mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind
, established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...
,
Bath, Somerset,
United Kingdom
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. She presented on the English language teachers’ motivation in Hungary: The results of a mixed-methods study.
On 4 June 2019, she was a plenary speaker at the DTU CALIDIE Lectures in Multilingualism and Learning at the
University of Luxembourg
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.
In 2021, she was an invited speaker at the METU ELT Convention at the
Middle East Technical University in
Ankara
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,
Turkey
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.
In 2021, she was a plenary speaker, along with Tammy Gregersen, Phil Hiver, and
Sue Roffey at the Language Teacher Psychology conference at the
University of Graz
The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria.
History
The univers ...
,
Graz,
Austria
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.
Research
Motivation
Csizér wrote three articles which are considered seminal articles (more than 1000 citations in the field of second language learning) on
motivation in second language learning. One of them is, co-authored with
Zoltán Dörnyei
Zoltán Dörnyei () (11 March 1960 – 10 June 2022) was a Hungarian-born British linguist. He was a professor of psycholinguistics at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. He was known for his work on second language acqui ...
, entitled ''Ten commandments for motivating language learners: results of an empirical study'', published in
Language Teaching Research in 1998. In this study, the authors conducted a survey to obtain classroom data on motivational strategies. 200 Hungarian teachers of English completed the questionnaire on how important they consider a selection of 51 strategies and how often they use them in their classes. Based on the survey, the authors compiled a brief set of ten motivational macrostrategies, which they called 'Ten commadments for motivating language learners'.
The second most cited work by Csizér is entitled ''The Internal Structure of Language Learning Motivation and Its Relationship with Language Choice and Learning Effort'', published in
The Modern Language Journal
''The Modern Language Journal'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations. It covers research and discussion about the learning and teaching of f ...
. The co-author of this article, published in 2005, is Zoltán Dörnyei. The authors argued that language learning motivation is a complex construct. They evaluated a proposed theoretical model concerning the internal structure of the second language motivation complex and its effects on motivated behaviour by using structural equation modelling. The main results of their study was that integrativeness might be the single most important factor, subsuming the effects of all the other responses to questions asked.
Csizér's third most cited work is entitled Motivation, language attitudes and globalisation, published by Multilingual Matters in 2006. The co-authors of this book was Zoltán Dörnyei and Nóra Németh. In this volume the results of the largest ever language attitude and motivation study was presented, involving over 13,000 adolescent language learners in Hungary. The participants were surveyed in 1993, 1999 and 2004. The authors claimed that the results are not confined to the European context but have much wider implications regarding attitude change, motivational dynamics and language globalisation.
In an article published in The Modern Language Journal, Csizér argued along with the co-authors
Judit Kormos and Ágnes Sarkadi, that goals, attitudes, and motivation might be seen as a closely interconnected co-adaptive system, in which change in one of these motivational constructs also trigger change in the other closely related constructs. Their article was one of the first manuscripts which attempted to analyze motivation from a
Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Complex Dynamic Systems Theory in the field of linguistics is a perspective and approach to the study of second, third and additional language acquisition. The general term Complex Dynamic Systems Theory was recommended by Kees de Bot to refer to bo ...
perspective.
Csizér claimed, along with Judit Kormos in article published in
TESOL Quarterly
''TESOL Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of TESOL International Association. It covers English language teaching and learning, standard English as a second dialect, including articles ...
in 2014, that strong instrumental goals and international posture, along with positive future self‐guides, might be the prerequisites for use of effective
self‐regulatory strategies, which in turn might have an important role in influencing autonomous use of traditional and computer‐assisted learning resources.
Deaf learners
Another research area in which Csizér advanced the field of applied linguistics is the language learning of deaf learners. Along with Kontráné Hegybíró and Piniel, they wrote the first book on the deaf learners' language learning.
Publications
Books
*Dörnyei, Z., Csizér, K., & Németh, N. (2006). Motivation, language attitudes and globalisation: A Hungarian perspective. Clevedon England: Multilingual Matters.
*Csizér, K., & Magid, M. (2014). The Impact of Self-Concept on Language Learning. Clevedon: Channel View Publications.
*Lamb, M., Csizér, K., Henry, A., & Ryan, S. (2019). The Palgrave handbook of motivation for language learning. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
*Csizér, K. (2020). Second language learning motivation in a European context: The case of Hungary. Springer.
Articles
*Dörnyei, Z., & Csizér, K. (1998). Ten commandments for motivating language learners: results of an empirical study. ''Language Teaching Research'', ''2''(3), 203–229
Ten commandments for motivating language learners: results of an empirical study*Dörnyei, Z., & Csizér, K. (2002). Some Dynamics of Language Attitudes and Motivation: Results of a Longitudinal Nationwide Survey, ''Applied Linguistics'', ''23''(4), 421–462
Some Dynamics of Language Attitudes and Motivation: Results of a Longitudinal Nationwide Survey*Csizér, K., & Dörnyei, Z. (2005). Language Learners’ Motivational Profiles and Their Motivated Learning Behavior. ''Language Learning'', ''55''(4), 613–659
Language Learners’ Motivational Profiles and Their Motivated Learning Behavior*Csizér, K., & Dörnyei, Z. (2005). The Internal Structure of Language Learning Motivation and Its Relationship with Language Choice and Learning Effort. ''The Modern Language Journal'', 89(1), 19–36
The Internal Structure of Language Learning Motivation and Its Relationship with Language Choice and Learning Effort*Kormos, J., & Csizér, K. (2006). An interview study of inter-cultural contact and its role in language learning in a foreign language environment. System, 35(2), 241–258
An interview study of inter-cultural contact and its role in language learning in a foreign language environment*Kormos, J., & Csizér, K. (2008). Age‐Related Differences in the Motivation of Learning English as a Foreign Language: Attitudes, Selves, and Motivated Learning Behavior. Language Learning, 58(2), 327–355
Age-Related Differences in the Motivation of Learning English as a Foreign Language: Attitudes, Selves, and Motivated Learning Behavior*Csizér, K., & Kormos, J. (2008). Modelling the Role of Inter-Cultural Contact in the Motivation of Learning English as a Foreign Language. Applied Linguistics, 30(2), 166–185
Modelling the Role of Inter-Cultural Contact in the Motivation of Learning English as a Foreign Language*Csizér, K., & Lukács, G. (2009). The comparative analysis of motivation, attitudes and selves: The case of English and German in Hungary. System, 38(1), 1–13
The comparative analysis of motivation, attitudes and selves: The case of English and German in Hungary*Csizér, K., & Kormos, J., & Sarkadi, Á. (2010). The Dynamics of Language Learning Attitudes and Motivation: Lessons From an Interview Study of Dyslexic Language Learners. The Modern Language Journal, 94(3), 470–487
The Dynamics of Language Learning Attitudes and Motivation: Lessons From an Interview Study of Dyslexic Language Learners*Kormos, J., Kiddle, T., & Csizér, K. (2011). Systems of Goals, Attitudes, and Self-related Beliefs in Second-Language-Learning Motivation. Applied Linguistics, 32(5), 495–516
Systems of Goals, Attitudes, and Self-related Beliefs in Second-Language-Learning Motivation*Kormos, J., & Csizér, K. (2013). The interaction of motivation, self‐regulatory strategies, and autonomous learning behavior in different learner groups. TESOL Quarterly, 48(2). 275–299.
*You, C. J., Dörnyei, Z., & Csizér, K. (2015). Motivation, Vision, and Gender: A Survey of Learners of English in China. ''Language Learning'', ''66''(1), 94–123
Motivation, Vision, and Gender: A Survey of Learners of English in China
YouTube videos
* October 2014: Teachers' perceptions of teaching students with special need
Teachers' perceptions of teaching students with special needs*6 July 2018: Vegyél részt az ELTE Angol-Amerikai Intézetének nemzetközi kutatásában
Vegyél részt az ELTE Angol-Amerikai Intézetének nemzetközi kutatásában!* June 2019
Guest Lecture: Dr. Kata Csizérref>
References
External links
Wein Katalin Dr. , ELTE Bölcsészettudományi KarKatalin Wein Csizér
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Living people
Applied linguists
Linguists from Hungary
People from Budapest
Eötvös Loránd University alumni
Eötvös Loránd University faculty
1971 births