Zoltán Dörnyei

Zoltán Dörnyei (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈdørɲɛi]) (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.[2][3] He was known for his work on second language acquisition and the psychology of someone learning a second language.[4]

Zoltán Dörnyei
Born(1960-03-11)11 March 1960
Died10 June 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 62)[1]
Nottingham, England
Alma mater
Known for
  • L2 Motivational Self System
  • Directed Motivational Currents
Awards
  • 1999: Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize
Scientific career
Fields
  • Second language acquisition
  • Dynamic approach to second language development
  • Motivation in second-language learning
Institutions
ThesisPsycholinguistic factors in foreign language learning (1989)
Doctoral studentsKata Csizér
Judit Kormos
WebsiteDörnyei on the website of the University of Nottingham

References

  1. Zoltan Dornyei dead, Hungarian-born British linguist – cause of death. En.memesrandom.com
  2. Kormos, J. (2013). Dörnyei, Zoltán. In C. A. Chapelle (Ed.), The encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (on-line). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
  3. Dörnyei, Zoltán (December 2000). "Motivation in action: Towards a process-oriented conceptualisation of student motivation". British Journal of Educational Psychology. 70 (4): 519–538. doi:10.1348/000709900158281. PMID 11191185.
  4. 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.
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