Towards a better understanding of the L2 Learning Experience, the Cinderella of the L2 Motivational Self System

• Published in: Studies in second language learning and teaching Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 19 - 30
• Main Author: Dornyei, Zoltan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kalisz Adam Mickiewicz University 01.03.2019; Adam Mickiewicz University Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts; Adam Mickiewicz University Department of English Studies; Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
• Subjects: Achievement Need; Analysis; Applied Linguistics; Curricula; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Psychology; engagement; L2 Learning Experience; L2 Motivational Self System; Language; Learner Engagement; Learning Experience; Learning Motivation; Learning Processes; Methods; motivated behavior; Motivation; Peer Groups; Predictor Variables; Psychology; School environment; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language learning theories; Self Concept; Self Motivation; Student Behavior; Student engagement; Student Motivation; Student Participation; Theoretical constructs; United States
• ISSN: 2083-5205; 2084-1965
• DOI: 10.14746/ssllt.2019.9.1.2

The theoretical emphasis within the L2 Motivational Self System has typically been on the two future self-guides representing possible (ideal and ought-to) selves, leaving the third main dimension of the construct, the L2 Learning Experience, somewhat undertheorized. Yet, this third component is not...