Theory and Practice 
of 

Second Language Acquisition

Vol. 2 (2) 2016

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego • Katowice 2016



Editors-in-Chief
Danuta Gabryś-Barker

University of Silesia
Adam Wojtaszek

University of Silesia

Language Editor
David Schauffler

University of Silesia

Editorial Board

 Janusz Arabski  (University of Silesia, Katowice/ Vistula University, Warsaw)
Larissa Aronin (Oranim College of Higher Education/ Trinity College, Dublin)
Jasone Cenoz Iraqui (University of the Basque Country, Donostia – San Sebastian)
Halina Chodkiewicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)
Gessica de Angelis (Trinity College, Dublin)
Anna Ewert (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
Tammy Gregersen (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls)
Ulrike Jessner Schmid (University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck)
Hanna Komorowska (University of Social Sciences and Humanities/ University of Warsaw)
Jolanta Latkowska (University of Silesia, Katowice)
Peter MacIntyre (Cape Breton University, Sydney)
Anna Niżegorodcew (Jagiellonian University, Cracow)
Aneta Pavlenko (Temple University, Philadelphia)
Miroslaw Pawlak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz/ State School of Higher Professional 

Education, Konin)
Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel (University of Opole, Opole)
Andrzej Porzuczek (University of Silesia, Katowice)
David Singleton (Trinity College, Dublin/ University of Pannonia, Veszprem)
Eva Vetter (University of Vienna, Vienna)
Ewa Waniek-Klimczak (University of Łódź, Łódź)
Maria Wysocka (University of Silesia, Katowice)



Contents

Preface (Danuta Gabryś-Barker, Adam Wojtaszek)     .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .      5
Mirosław Pawlak

Another Look at the L2 Motivational Self System of Polish Students Major-
ing in English: Insights from Interview Data  .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .     9

Ingrid Bello-Rodzeń
Multilingual Upbringing as Portrayed in the Blogosphere: On Parent-
Bloggers’ Profile .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .     27

Anna Turula
Between New Technologies and New Paradigms in Academic Education. A Non-
Reductionist Approach  .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .     47

Lindsey R. Leacox, Margarita Meza, Tammy Gregersen
When Language Anxiety and Selective Mutism Meet in the Bilingual Child:
Interventions from Positive Psychology     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .      61

Aleksandra Szymańska-Tworek
Teaching Materials and the ELF Methodology – Attitudes of Pre-Service
Teachers   .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    83

Grzegorz Cebrat
How to Write an American Death Notice: Some Guidelines for Novice
Obituarists     .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    101