Authenticity and Teacher-Student Motivational Synergy

Despite the common association between authenticity and motivation in language learning, there does not currently exist a single volume exploring these connections. This book looks at the relationship between authenticity and motivation by specifically viewing the process of mutually validating the act of learning as social authentication , which in turn can often lead to positive motivational synergy between students and teacher(s). The study at the centre of this book uses autoethnography and