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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"L2 self"”.
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Culture, l2 self, and emotion in the digital realm: developing learners’ interest in continuing to study Spanish
The present study centers on developing cross-cultural awareness using contextualized cultural projects. Drawing on the ubiquity of social media in learners’ lives, I used Pinterest as a means of exploring real-world cultural topics and leading learners to visualize themselves interacting in the …
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Motivation in U.S. Learners of Mandarin as a Foreign and Heritage Language
… the primary impetus to initiate second language (L2) learning, but also the driving force to sustain the long and often tedious learning process (Dörnyei, 2005). Dörnyei (2005, 2009) proposed the L2 motivational self system that is made up of ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, and L2 learning …
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The effects of affective variables and kanji growth on L1 Chinese JSL learners' kanji learning
… and kanji growth on kanji learning utilizing the self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985, 2002). L1 Chinese learners of Japanese as a second language (L2) responded to a questionnaire designed to measure eleven affective variables and took kanji tests three times over one academic …
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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: …
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Understanding Student Motivation in the Spanish as a Foreign Language Classroom
… Later models, such as the Second Language (L2) Motivational Self-System (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009) build on this foundation by introducing a more nuanced view of learners as possible selves, divided into three components: the ideal L2 self, the ought-to L2 self, and the L2 learning experience. …
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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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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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Developing a Learning Identity: A Narrative Study of Algerian Women EFL Students
… there has been interest on second language (L2) Self in immigrant contexts, not much has been investigated in EFL contexts. This research is conducted with a group of ten women who are second year bachelor students in Tlemcen University, Algeria. The students’ learning process: their past, …
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Emerging Self-Identities and Emotions: An Exploratory Study of Ten Saudi Students’ English Writing Experiences
… and the role of emotions in the emergence of L2 possible selves, very little is known about these issues when it comes to Saudi students. This thesis aims to understand the processes of identity construction among Saudi Arabian students by exploring their past, present and future …