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Pondering Motivational Ups and Downs throughout a Two-Month Period: A Complex Dynamic System Perspective
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Lasagabaster, David – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
This paper describes a two-month longitudinal study in which five secondary education students learning English as a foreign language at school will be interviewed in order to analyse how their motivation varies during this period and what variables affect their motivational changes. The emphasis will thus be on motivation's dynamicity and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Systems Approach, Secondary School Students, Learning Motivation
The Relationship between Motivation, Gender, L1 and Possible Selves in English-Medium Instruction
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Lasagabaster, David – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2016
English-medium instruction (EMI) is considered to be one of the main instruments to internationalize universities all over the world. Due to its recent implementation, research on linguistic outcomes is on the increase, whereas non-linguistic outcomes have been neglected. In fact, research on motivation in traditional English as a foreign language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, International Education
What Does "International University" Mean at a European Bilingual University? the Role of Languages and Culture
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Doiz, Aintzane; Lasagabaster, David; Sierra, Juan Manuel – Language Awareness, 2014
Internationalisation has brought about remarkable changes at universities all over the world. In the case of the University of the Basque Country (Spain) this is reflected in the increasing presence of English-medium instruction. This paper examines two issues: the university community's perception of (1) the term "international…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Universities, Language Role
Teaching Staff's Views about the Internationalisation of Higher Education: The Case of Two Bilingual Communities in Spain
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Lasagabaster, David; Cots, Josep M.; Mancho-Barés, Guzman – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2013
The process of internationalisation of higher education can be seen as fluctuating between two main discourses: economic competition and academic internationalisation (Bolsman & Miller 2008). Within the former type of discourse, internationalisation is constructed as a means to generate income, in competition with other institutions, through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Higher Education, Competition