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Chan, Letty – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
Since the inception of the L2 motivational self system (Dörnyei, 2005), which operationalises motivation as a function of learners' future identities, the field of L2 motivation has seen a growing interest in mental imagery. Numerous studies have examined the role of a future self-guide, that is, the ideal L2 self, and have confirmed it to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Second Language Learning
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MacIntyre, Peter; Gregersen, Tammy – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
The imagination is powerful, in part, because of the emotions that can be activated by imagining future states. Imagined future states are a key feature of the L2 self-system proposed by Dornyei, and emotion may be the key to the motivational quality of the imagined future self. In particular, this paper focuses on positive anticipated and…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Imagination, Second Language Learning
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Piniel, Katalin; Csizér, Kata – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
Our study describes the relationship of second language learning motivation, self-efficacy, and anxiety; that is, how motivation, cognition, and affect might interact during the process of second language learning. Questionnaire data were collected from 236 Hungarian students studying at various secondary schools. Structural equation modeling was…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Individual Differences, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires
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Mihaljevic Djigunovic, Jelena – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
Affective learner factors were first considered as a cause of success in language learning. This was followed by a change in approach and recently authors (e.g., Edelenbos, Johnstone, & Kubanek, 2006) have considered them an important outcome, especially in early foreign language learning (FLL). Current research into affective learner factors…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Case Studies
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Murray, Garold – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
This paper explores pedagogical practices which can support the role of imagination in foreign language learning. Over the past decade, work on self and identity in motivation research--most notably Norton's (2001) imagined communities and Dörnyei's (2009) L2 motivational self system--has suggested that teachers might foster students' motivation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Imagination
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Gardner, Robert C. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
This study investigated the consistency of a measure of integrative motivation in the prediction of achievement in English as a foreign language in 18 samples of Polish school students. The results are shown to have implications for concerns expressed that integrative motivation might not be appropriate to the acquisition of English because it is…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Prediction, Correlation, English (Second Language)
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Chaffee, Kathryn E.; Noels, Kimberly A.; McEown, Maya Sugita – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
Positive psychology encompasses the study of positive outcomes, optimal functioning, and resilience in difficult circumstances. In the context of language learning, positive outcomes include academic engagement, self-determined motivation, persistence in language learning, and eventually becoming a proficient user of the language. These…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Authoritarianism, Classroom Techniques, Psychology
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