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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"L2 Motivational Self System"”.
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Application of L2 motivational self system on Chinese learners of English in an ESL context
… mixed-methods thesis applies Dörnyei’s (2005) L2 Motivational Self System and Li’s (2017) survey with Chinese students. The 65 participants came from a population of undergraduate and graduate students studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Students answered 33 Likert scale …
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Proměny motivace k učení se češtině: pohled studentů v kurzech češtiny při studijním pobytu v ČR
… from a historical perspective, including the L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS) chosen for the empirical part. Secondly, study abroad as a language learning context is described, and literature on motivation to learn L2 in this context is reviewed. The methodology chapter summarizes possible …
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Perceptions of primary school teachers on the English language proficiency pragramme in the Okahandja circuit of the Otjozondjupa education region
… study was undertaken, using Dörnyei’s L2 Motivational Self System Theory (L2MSST) to situate the study in its context. In the first quantitative phase, questionnaires were administered to primary school teachers in the Okahandja Circuit. In the follow-up qualitative phase, focus group …
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The Importance and Usefulness of English to Pupils in the Schools of The Saarland, Germany
… Social Educational Model (SEM), Dörnyei's L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS), Norton’s investment theory and Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) to interpret learners' attitudes and behaviours. The findings offer insights for language educators and policymakers, highlighting the …
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Understanding Student Motivation in the Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom
… 1990, 2019; Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2021). Earlier motivational frameworks (e.g., Deci & Ryan, 1985) conceptualize motivation from two lenses: intrinsic and extrinsic. Later models, such as the Second Language (L2) Motivational Self-System (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009) build on this foundation by …
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A Mixed-Methods Study of Femininity, Possible Selves, and L2 Motivation Among Female English Graduates in Zhuhai, China
… of English, amidst narratives of a decline in L2 (second language) motivation in China and greater concerns about unemployment rates post-graduation, with potential negative impacts for women’s progress and equality. Using an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design with both survey (200 …
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Breaking the shackles of rote learning: towards a transformative ELT pedagogy in a Saudi University English language programme
… The vision stresses that the current educational system must align with future market needs and that reform is paramount to nurture a generation of independent and skilled graduates with good communication skills where English plays an integral role. However, despite the efforts of English …
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Constructing L3 selves: A study of undergraduate learners' motivation to learn a third language in China
… motivation to learn a third language (L3) from a self perspective. Two overarching aims were adopted to guide the research: how learners’ L3 motivation was formulated and reformulated over the course of one year of learning an L3 and whether classroom intervention could help learners to construct …
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Multilingual Future Self-Guides: A Mixed-Methods Study of Learners of Multiple Foreign Languages in China
Drawing on the theoretical literature on L2 Motivational Self System (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009) and multilingual future self-guides (Henry, 2017, 2020), this PhD project is a mixed-method study on university students’ motivation to learn multiple foreign languages in China. Three overarching research …
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What makes a flourishing language self? A positive psychology perspective on LOTE learners’ language learning motivation
Informed by Dörnyei’s (2009) L2 Motivational Self System and Seligman’s (2011) PERMA model, this PhD research investigates Chinese learners’ motivation to learn a language other than English (LOTE) from a positive psychology perspective (PP). Three overarching research aims were adopted as follows: …