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
Zoltán Dörnyei 2012.jpg
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
Scientific career
Fields
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.