Yan Dai is the co-author of Chapter 6. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Psychology program at Auburn University. Her research interests include motivation, particularly self-efficacy and self-regulation. She has over 15 years of experience as an ESL instructor in China, and was recognized as the FLTR (Foreign Language Teaching and Research) Outstanding Mentor for guiding a student to victory in the National English Contest in China.
