Chapter 1 Introduction to multiple perspectives on the self / Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams-- Chapter 2 Self-efficacy in SLA / Nicole Mills -- Chapter 3 The dynamics of second language confidence: Contact and interaction / Sinthujaa Sampasivam and Richard Clement -- Chapter 4 Self-esteem and self-concept in foreign language learning / Fernando Rubio -- Chapter 5 Identity and poststructuralist theory in SLA / Bonny Norton -- Chapter 6 Dual identities perceived by bilinguals / Chantal Hemmi -- Chapter 7 Relational views of the self in SLA / Florentina Taylor -- Chapter 8 Imagined and possible selves: Stories we tell ourselves about ourselves / Stephen Ryan and Kay Irie -- Chapter 9 Motivational perspectives on the self in SLA: A developmental view / Ema Ushioda -- Chapter 10 Brain and self: A neurophilosophical account / Georg Northoff -- Chapter 11 The self from a complexity perspective / Sarah Mercer -- Chapter 12 Concluding reflections / Sarah Mercer and Marion Williams.