This study intended to figure out the level and dominant motivation in learning English for sixth-semester students majoring Mathematics Education Program of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University. was viewed from three dimensions (Ideal L2 Self, Ought-to Learning Experience) Motivational Self System framework Dörnyei (2005, 2009). A quantitative research approach employed through a survey design ac...

As an interdisciplinary science, SLA studies are receptive to ideas formulated in other disciplines. Although the relevance of psychology for is often underestimated, its influence has recently grown with advent neurosciences and increased interest learner variables. One f concept from that potentially interesting theories self, some which have been adapted into research on foreign language mot...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different methods of self-talk (motivational, instructional, and combined) on acquisition and learning of a motor perceptional task (dart) and physical efficacy in female students aged between 13 and 18. 48 female students (mean age 15.46 yr) who were novice at dart throwing voluntarily participated in this study. participants were d...

Among the teaching practitioners in Indonesia, there is a general belief that some learners of English Indonesian pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) have negative view on English, which consequently affects their motivation. However, it remains unclear what has affected trend. The current study investigates this issue three schools Indonesia affiliated with different Islamic groups. Using L2 ...

Abstract A foundation of second language motivational theory has been that motivation contributes to explaining variance in learning proficiency; however, empirical findings have mixed. This article presents an innovative approach exploring L2 proficiency and motivations teenage English learners Madrid, Spain (N = 1773). Participants completed a multiskill test, plus eight-scale questionnaire o...

The present study examined the relationship between willingness to communicate (WTC) and intrinsic/extrinsic motivation among Iranian intermediate learners of English. It also attempted to identify the motivational orientations which best predicted learners’ WTC. Moreover, it measured Iranian intermediate learners’ willingness to read (WTR), willingness to listen (WTL), and willingness to write...

Purpose Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) apps such as Duolingo have great potential for promoting learners’ motivation to learn a second (L2). However, little research has investigated how this motivational impact takes place. Additionally, despite the flexibility of mobile learning, most existing studies are conducted in classroom settings, with less attention paid out-of-school techno...

According to the three-tier hierarchy of motivational potency in the self system, the self can be divided into individual self, relational self, and collective self, and individual self is at the top of the motivational hierarchy in Western culture. However, the motivational primacy of the individual self is challenged in Chinese culture, which raises the question about whether the three-tier h...

This paper examines the reasons for study of adult beginner distance learners of Spanish and the relationships between those reasons and motivation maintenance. A survey of 563 Open University UK students found motivational orientations distinct from those of young people in earlier studies. Adult learners who maintained their motivation also demonstrated a greater number of reasons for study. ...

This paper examines the reasons for study of adult beginner distance learners of Spanish and the relationships between those reasons and motivation maintenance. A survey of 563 Open University UK students found motivational orientations distinct from those of young people in earlier studies. Adult learners who maintained their motivation also demonstrated a greater number of reasons for study. ...