Dynamic L3 selves: a longitudinal study of five university L3 learners' motivational trajectories in China
The motivation to learn a third language (L3) has received increasing attention in research, especially with regard to how it evolves dynamically during the learning process. Underpinned by the L2 Motivational Self System [Dörnyei, Z. 2005. The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differen...
Saved in:
Published in | Language learning journal Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 201 - 212 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Abingdon
Routledge
03.03.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Abstract | The motivation to learn a third language (L3) has received increasing attention in research, especially with regard to how it evolves dynamically during the learning process. Underpinned by the L2 Motivational Self System [Dörnyei, Z. 2005. The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum], this paper reports on a longitudinal case study which explored learners' L3 motivational dynamics. It focused specifically on the developmental trajectories of these learners' ideal/ought-to L3 selves and the formation of such trajectories in relation to their language experiences. Three rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted with five L3 learners of German at one Chinese university over two years. The data revealed that learners' L3 motivation fluctuated during the learning process. Whereas learners' ideal L3 selves displayed a clear upward trajectory in the first year and an observable decline at the later stage, their ought-to L3 selves became weaker in general over the two years. Moreover, learners' L3-related learning experiences were found to have contributed to the dynamics of their future L3 selves. Implications are discussed which point to the importance of assisting language learners to construct their ideal/ought-to selves and to increase their L3 motivation. |
---|---|
AbstractList | The motivation to learn a third language (L3) has received increasing attention in research, especially with regard to how it evolves dynamically during the learning process. Underpinned by the L2 Motivational Self System [Dörnyei, Z. 2005. The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum], this paper reports on a longitudinal case study which explored learners' L3 motivational dynamics. It focused specifically on the developmental trajectories of these learners' ideal/ought-to L3 selves and the formation of such trajectories in relation to their language experiences. Three rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted with five L3 learners of German at one Chinese university over two years. The data revealed that learners' L3 motivation fluctuated during the learning process. Whereas learners' ideal L3 selves displayed a clear upward trajectory in the first year and an observable decline at the later stage, their ought-to L3 selves became weaker in general over the two years. Moreover, learners' L3-related learning experiences were found to have contributed to the dynamics of their future L3 selves. Implications are discussed which point to the importance of assisting language learners to construct their ideal/ought-to selves and to increase their L3 motivation. |
Audience | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
Author | Wang, Tianyi Liu, Yongcan |
Author_xml | – sequence: 1 givenname: Tianyi surname: Wang fullname: Wang, Tianyi email: tw403@cam.ac.uk organization: Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge – sequence: 2 givenname: Yongcan surname: Liu fullname: Liu, Yongcan organization: Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge |
BackLink | http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ1249256$$DView record in ERIC |
BookMark | eNp9kEFvGyEUhFGUSHGS_oRISD30tA5vWcD0lMp1m0aWcknPCLPQYq3BBexo_31Z2c2xF-Bp5puH5gZdhhgsQvdA5kAW5IFIJkBQPm8JiDlQwVgnL9AMBKNNC1xcotnkaSbTNbrJeUsIY5TTGdp-HYPeeYPXFGc7HG3-jDUeYvjly6H3QQ8418eIo8POHy0-hHqm7Ms4IYPVKdTxE97F4o-6-DghJemtNSUmbzP2AS9_16Q7dOX0kO2H832Lfn5bvS6fmvXL9x_LL-vGdIKWxrWCc6kdb-kGZO-4dpYQsdgYSY2UtgMBcgHc9UK4dsOF1f1moR2TvWGi7egt-njK3af452BzUdt4SPVbWbWMAwOQDKqLnVwmxZyTdWqf_E6nUQFRU63qX61qqlWda63c_YmzyZt3ZvUMbSdrfNUfT7oPLqadfotp6FXR4xCTSzoYnxX9_4q_bCaKsg |
CitedBy_id | crossref_primary_10_1080_09571736_2019_1610032 crossref_primary_10_1016_j_system_2022_102975 crossref_primary_10_1080_09571736_2019_1606272 crossref_primary_10_1016_j_langsci_2022_101472 crossref_primary_10_1080_14790718_2020_1863412 crossref_primary_10_4236_jss_2020_88038 crossref_primary_10_1080_14790718_2021_1963259 crossref_primary_10_1111_ijal_12457 crossref_primary_10_1515_cercles_2020_2030 crossref_primary_10_1111_flan_12681 crossref_primary_10_1515_iral_2022_0115 crossref_primary_10_1080_14790718_2021_2002335 crossref_primary_10_3389_flang_2023_1174855 crossref_primary_10_1371_journal_pone_0292398 crossref_primary_10_1080_14790718_2019_1628241 crossref_primary_10_1080_01434632_2021_1899191 crossref_primary_10_1080_01434632_2023_2241854 crossref_primary_10_1515_applirev_2021_0074 crossref_primary_10_1080_01434632_2022_2035740 crossref_primary_10_1080_13670050_2021_1985958 crossref_primary_10_1186_s40862_023_00194_5 crossref_primary_10_1007_s40299_024_00825_6 crossref_primary_10_1111_ijal_12524 crossref_primary_10_1007_s12144_019_00581_7 crossref_primary_10_1016_j_lingua_2018_11_003 crossref_primary_10_1177_1362168820940097 crossref_primary_10_5209_clac_75492 |
Cites_doi | 10.1016/j.system.2009.12.001 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2011.00632.x 10.1080/01434632.2012.697467 10.1016/j.system.2015.05.008 10.1080/09588221.2010.538701 10.1080/14790718.2010.502575 10.1006/jado.2002.0474 10.21832/9781847697363 10.1080/09571730801988595 10.21832/9781847691293-003 10.21832/9781847691293-008 10.1007/978-90-481-9569-5 10.1016/j.system.2010.06.011 10.1080/01434630903471439 10.21832/9781847691293-019 10.1080/09571730903545244 10.17763/haer.66.3.n47r06u264944865 10.1080/14790718.2011.554983 10.2307/3588524 10.1080/01434630608668545 10.1177/053901847701600601 10.21832/9781847691293-012 |
ContentType | Journal Article |
Copyright | 2017 Association for Language Learning 2017 2017 Association for Language Learning |
Copyright_xml | – notice: 2017 Association for Language Learning 2017 – notice: 2017 Association for Language Learning |
DBID | 7SW BJH BNH BNI BNJ BNO ERI PET REK WWN AAYXX CITATION 7T9 |
DOI | 10.1080/09571736.2017.1375549 |
DatabaseName | ERIC ERIC (Ovid) ERIC ERIC ERIC (Legacy Platform) ERIC( SilverPlatter ) ERIC ERIC PlusText (Legacy Platform) Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) ERIC CrossRef Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) |
DatabaseTitle | ERIC CrossRef Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) |
DatabaseTitleList | Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) ERIC |
Database_xml | – sequence: 1 dbid: ERI name: ERIC url: https://eric.ed.gov/ sourceTypes: Index Database |
DeliveryMethod | fulltext_linktorsrc |
Discipline | Languages & Literatures Education Psychology |
EISSN | 1753-2167 |
ERIC | EJ1249256 |
EndPage | 212 |
ExternalDocumentID | 10_1080_09571736_2017_1375549 EJ1249256 1375549 |
Genre | Articles |
GeographicLocations | China |
GeographicLocations_xml | – name: China |
GroupedDBID | -W8 .7I .GO .QK 0BK 0R~ 2DF 3YN 4.4 5GY 5VS AAAVI AAGZJ AAHSB AAMFJ AAMIU AAPUL AATTQ AAZJI AAZMC ABCCY ABFIM ABJNI ABLIJ ABPEM ABPTX ABTAI ABXUL ABXYU ABZLS ACGFO ACGFS ACLSK ACTIO ACTOA ADAHI ADCVX ADKVQ AECIN AEGXH AEGYZ AEISY AEKEX AEOZL AEPSL AEYOC AEZRU AFWLO AGDLA AGMYJ AGRBW AHDZW AIJEM AJWEG AKBVH ALMA_UNASSIGNED_HOLDINGS ALQZU AVBZW AWYRJ BEJHT BLEHA BMOTO BOHLJ CCCUG CQ1 CS3 DGFLZ DKSSO E.L EBS EDJ E~B E~C G-F GTTXZ HF~ HZ~ IPNFZ J.O KYCEM LJTGL M4Z NA5 NX. O9- RIG RNANH ROSJB RSYQP S-F STATR TBQAZ TDBHL TED TFH TFL TFW TNTFI TRJHH TUROJ UKR UT5 UT9 VAE WH7 ~01 ~S~ 07N 7SW AAMUQ AAYJJ AAYOK ABIFC ACDYK ACMAZ ADMHG AEHJO AFFNX AFNSQ AFRRA AFYVU AGEYI AHUAE AJQZJ AKCKI ASRXX AYGLJ BJH BNH BNI BNJ BNO BRMHY BUAEY BWQWQ C5G CAG COF C~Y DADXH DCMBD EJD EORKJ ERI H13 HTOLE H~9 IBTYS L7Z ONUMK PET REK TBA TZEDD UA4 WWN XKC AAYXX CITATION 7T9 |
ID | FETCH-LOGICAL-c473t-f27669af623b19df6afe0078bc93c99e41719816fd77f2b67eadb8af59dc57243 |
ISSN | 0957-1736 |
IngestDate | Thu Oct 10 17:39:00 EDT 2024 Fri Aug 23 03:39:20 EDT 2024 Wed Oct 09 03:02:07 EDT 2024 Fri Aug 09 00:59:51 EDT 2024 |
IsDoiOpenAccess | false |
IsOpenAccess | true |
IsPeerReviewed | true |
IsScholarly | true |
Issue | 2 |
Language | English |
LinkModel | OpenURL |
MergedId | FETCHMERGED-LOGICAL-c473t-f27669af623b19df6afe0078bc93c99e41719816fd77f2b67eadb8af59dc57243 |
OpenAccessLink | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/ba1e0911-a17c-4d32-afbb-cc83db2c1df0/download |
PQID | 2561511951 |
PQPubID | 2038174 |
PageCount | 12 |
ParticipantIDs | crossref_primary_10_1080_09571736_2017_1375549 informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_09571736_2017_1375549 eric_primary_EJ1249256 proquest_journals_2561511951 |
PublicationCentury | 2000 |
PublicationDate | 2020-03-03 |
PublicationDateYYYYMMDD | 2020-03-03 |
PublicationDate_xml | – month: 03 year: 2020 text: 2020-03-03 day: 03 |
PublicationDecade | 2020 |
PublicationPlace | Abingdon |
PublicationPlace_xml | – name: Abingdon |
PublicationTitle | Language learning journal |
PublicationYear | 2020 |
Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Publisher_xml | – name: Routledge – name: Taylor & Francis Ltd |
References | Norton B. (CIT0024) 2000 CIT0030 CIT0032 CIT0031 CIT0011 CIT0033 You C. (Julie) (CIT0035) 2015 CIT0014 Dörnyei Z. (CIT0006) 2005 CIT0013 CIT0016 Yashima T. (CIT0034) 2015 CIT0018 Chambers G.N. (CIT0003) 1999 Dörnyei Z. (CIT0010) 2011 CIT0001 CIT0023 CIT0022 Lepper M.R. (CIT0019) 1978 Gardner R.C. (CIT0012) 1985 Henry A. (CIT0015) 2015 Busse V. (CIT0002) 2010; 38 Marshall C. (CIT0021) 2011 CIT0025 Macaro E. (CIT0020) 2008; 36 CIT0005 Dörnyei Z. (CIT0007) 2007 CIT0027 CIT0004 CIT0026 CIT0029 CIT0009 CIT0008 |
References_xml | – ident: CIT0005 doi: 10.1016/j.system.2009.12.001 – ident: CIT0027 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2011.00632.x – ident: CIT0018 doi: 10.1080/01434632.2012.697467 – start-page: 397 volume-title: Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning year: 2015 ident: CIT0035 contributor: fullname: You C. (Julie) – volume-title: The Psychology of the Language Learner: Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition year: 2005 ident: CIT0006 contributor: fullname: Dörnyei Z. – ident: CIT0016 doi: 10.1016/j.system.2015.05.008 – ident: CIT0032 doi: 10.1080/09588221.2010.538701 – volume-title: Social Psychology and Second Language Learning: The Role of Attitudes and Motivation year: 1985 ident: CIT0012 contributor: fullname: Gardner R.C. – volume-title: Identity and Language Learning: Gender, Ethnicity and Educational Change year: 2000 ident: CIT0024 contributor: fullname: Norton B. – ident: CIT0011 doi: 10.1080/14790718.2010.502575 – start-page: 83 volume-title: Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning year: 2015 ident: CIT0015 contributor: fullname: Henry A. – ident: CIT0025 doi: 10.1006/jado.2002.0474 – ident: CIT0029 doi: 10.21832/9781847697363 – volume-title: Teaching and Researching Motivation year: 2011 ident: CIT0010 contributor: fullname: Dörnyei Z. – volume: 36 start-page: 101 issue: 1 year: 2008 ident: CIT0020 publication-title: The Language Learning Journal doi: 10.1080/09571730801988595 contributor: fullname: Macaro E. – start-page: 285 volume-title: Motivational Dynamics in Language Learning year: 2015 ident: CIT0034 contributor: fullname: Yashima T. – volume-title: Designing Qualitative Research year: 2011 ident: CIT0021 contributor: fullname: Marshall C. – ident: CIT0008 doi: 10.21832/9781847691293-003 – ident: CIT0033 doi: 10.21832/9781847691293-008 – ident: CIT0023 doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9569-5 – ident: CIT0026 doi: 10.1016/j.system.2010.06.011 – ident: CIT0013 doi: 10.1080/01434630903471439 – volume-title: The Hidden Costs of Reward: New Perspectives on the Psychology of Human Motivation year: 1978 ident: CIT0019 contributor: fullname: Lepper M.R. – volume-title: Motivating Language Learners year: 1999 ident: CIT0003 contributor: fullname: Chambers G.N. – ident: CIT0009 doi: 10.21832/9781847691293-019 – volume: 38 start-page: 67 issue: 1 year: 2010 ident: CIT0002 publication-title: The Language Learning Journal doi: 10.1080/09571730903545244 contributor: fullname: Busse V. – ident: CIT0022 doi: 10.17763/haer.66.3.n47r06u264944865 – ident: CIT0014 doi: 10.1080/14790718.2011.554983 – ident: CIT0004 doi: 10.2307/3588524 – ident: CIT0030 doi: 10.1080/01434630608668545 – ident: CIT0001 doi: 10.1177/053901847701600601 – volume-title: Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methodologies year: 2007 ident: CIT0007 contributor: fullname: Dörnyei Z. – ident: CIT0031 doi: 10.21832/9781847691293-012 |
SSID | ssj0055363 |
Score | 2.363626 |
Snippet | The motivation to learn a third language (L3) has received increasing attention in research, especially with regard to how it evolves dynamically during the... |
SourceID | proquest crossref eric informaworld |
SourceType | Aggregation Database Index Database Publisher |
StartPage | 201 |
SubjectTerms | Case Studies Chinese languages College Students Foreign Countries German German as a second language Individual Differences L3 motivational dynamics Language learning motivation Learning Learning Experience Learning Motivation Learning Processes longitudinal case study Longitudinal Studies Motivation Multilingualism Profiles Psychology Second Language Instruction Second Language Learning Self Concept Student Attitudes Student Motivation the L2 Motivational Self System Third language learning |
Title | Dynamic L3 selves: a longitudinal study of five university L3 learners' motivational trajectories in China |
URI | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09571736.2017.1375549 http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ1249256 https://www.proquest.com/docview/2561511951 |
Volume | 48 |
hasFullText | 1 |
inHoldings | 1 |
isFullTextHit | |
isPrint | |
link | http://utb.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwnV1Nj9MwELVK98IFwcJCYVn5gLhUqRonjmNuCBZVVeGAutLeIjuxUVG3RSRFAnHgb_D3-CWMv5IUKmC5RFXUTNzO82Q8eZ6H0BNWwrKCqmkkYgYLFElJxHOYj0pmIpWawBwzBf3Xb7LZRTq_pJeDwdf-7pJGTsovB_eV_I9X4Rz41eySvYZnW6NwAj6Df-EIHobjP_n4pZOTHy-Sca3Wnxy9TYzXWyNCtKus4FUdukZrwxHadTwMuMhKRhjRB8944OOrVu7MktDFe1vUX1nWVqe13dtAbYudQXvi3bg_bFumd6FkCSD8vGrJP6udjfwwzNKD09cdYJFpiFfJXgHRtJdMfCNrFz5h8ROR2AlshPia5j0ckX6w9GUM5UMnORjSPQcS7mZuZsh4bBInDNIg3j3Dwnv7Xx5tLeEwDp1QvZnCmCm8mRvoiDBO6RAdLd_OZ7PwJKc0cUp84ZeGHWCmN_uh8ezlNp4-v9cA97cHvs1ilrfRLb_8wM8dlu6ggdocG-Vuz_I5RveDT2v8FC_antv1XbT2aMOLBDu0PcMC97GGLdbwVmODNdxhzVwSsPbj23fcRxnuowyvNtii7B66eHW-fDGLvFZHVKYsaSJNWJZxoSGbljGvdCa0MumnLHlScq5SCAU8jzNdMaaJzBhEMJkLTXlVUkbS5AQNN9uNeoCwTKeVnKoyq4RIGSyHKwmm8ynPVVYSpkZoEv7l4oNryVL80b8jdGJ80X75fG4U1yHXHyHe907R2CKZdoo2RfIXo6fBlYWfW3UBNmPzYp7GD687yEfoZjfLTtGw-bhTjyHfbeSZremceXD-BEYlo10 |
link.rule.ids | 220,315,786,790,27955,27956,60004,60793 |
linkProvider | Taylor & Francis |
linkToHtml | http://utb.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwpV1Lb9QwEB6V7QEu0AeFhRZ8QOWUZfOyY24VtApL2kO1lXqzbMeWKGUXNVkO_HpmEmfVFgkOPUZKRrI9M55Xvg_gnbCYVuRuGulYYIJi8iSSBdqjM1xnxidoY1TQPz3j5UU2u8wvb_0LQ2OVlEP7Hiii89Vk3FSMHkbiPmBYQM1jmjCIxSROBd6J8hFscopQRrA5P5-V5eCP8zzlgVCe4BCpWXnwT0F3bqgwBH0HxvQvt93dRSfPwA6r6EdQvk9WrZnY3_cAHh-2zC14GkJVdtTr1jZsuMUOsTyHiZAdeFGFYmfDDlm1xmduduHqc090z6qUNe76l2s-Ms2ul0SOtKqJiIt1uLZs6ZlHf8tW6_kQ-qSjssDH9-zHmn4NP2lv9FXXZMDsnn1bsI77-zlcnBzPP5VRYHWIbCbSNvKJ4Fxqj3GXiWXtufaOAhVjZWqldBkqjSxi7mshfGK4QF03hfa5rG0ukizdg9FiuXAvgZlsWpups7zWOhOYONUGRRdTWThuE-HGMBlOUv3swTtUPGCihs1VtLkqbO4Y9ui81y8fz4ibG6PCMcjbGqDarpzie-4Tlf5H6P6gLio4iEahzJhauHn86gGi38Ljcn5aqerL2dfX8CShWgDNx6X7MGpvVu4AA6bWvAkW8QchKwfj |
linkToPdf | http://utb.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwpV1LT9wwEB7BIiEubXl2Wx4-IHrKsnnZMTdUWC3LglAFUm-WndgSlO4iku2hv74zibMCKsGBY6R4JNsz4xn70_cB7Isc24rU9gMdCmxQTBoFMsN4tIbrxLgIY4wu9C8u-fAmGf1MWzRh6WGV1EO7hiiiztUU3A-FaxFxh1gV0NsxAQxC0QtjgUeiXIQlTmRvHVi6_jEaDtt0nKYx93ryxIZIb5U7rxp6dkB5DPQzFtP_snZ9FA0-gmkn0SBQfvVmlenlf1_wO75rlp_ggy9U2XHjWauwYCdrpPHs8SBrsDX2V50lO2DjOTtzuQ53J43MPRvHrLT3f2x5xDS7n5I00qwgGS5Ws9qyqWMOsy2bzdEhNKQWssDPb-z3XHwNh1SP-q5-YsDent1OWK38vQE3g9Pr78PAazoEeSLiKnCR4Fxqh1WXCWXhuHaWyhSTyziX0iboMjILuSuEcJHhAj3dZNqlsshTESXxJnQm04n9DMwk_cL0bc4LrROBbVNh0HTWl5nleSRsF3rtRqqHhrpDhS0jql9cRYur_OJ2YZO2e_7z6YiUubEm7IJ86gCqqi9TXKN8ouI3jG633qJ8eigV2gzpATcNv7zD9B4sX50M1Pjs8vwrrER0EUDguHgbOtXjzO5gtVSZXR8P_wAoRwai |
openUrl | ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsummon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dynamic+L3+selves%3A+a+longitudinal+study+of+five+university+L3+learners%E2%80%99+motivational+trajectories+in+China&rft.jtitle=Language+learning+journal&rft.au=Wang%2C+Tianyi&rft.au=Liu%2C+Yongcan&rft.date=2020-03-03&rft.issn=0957-1736&rft.eissn=1753-2167&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=201&rft.epage=212&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F09571736.2017.1375549&rft.externalDBID=n%2Fa&rft.externalDocID=10_1080_09571736_2017_1375549 |
thumbnail_l | http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/lc.gif&issn=0957-1736&client=summon |
thumbnail_m | http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/mc.gif&issn=0957-1736&client=summon |
thumbnail_s | http://covers-cdn.summon.serialssolutions.com/index.aspx?isbn=/sc.gif&issn=0957-1736&client=summon |