Lamb, M (2012) A self-system perspective on young adolescents' motivation to learn English in urban and rural settings. Language Learning, 62 (4). 997 - 1023 (26). ISSN 0023-8333
Abstract
This study examined the motivation to learn English of Indonesian junior high school pupils, aged 13-14, in three distinct contexts: a metropolitan city, a provincial town, and a rural district. Utilizing Dörnyei’s (2009) L2 motivational self-system as the theoretical framework, it employed a 50-item questionnaire to sample the views of 527 learners, and a C-test to measure their current proficiency in English. Motivation was found to be similar in strength and character in the two urban settings but significantly different in the rural setting. A positive view of the experience of learning English was the strongest predictor of both motivated learning behaviour and L2 proficiency, whereas the ideal L2 self was only a significant factor among the metropolitan group.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | L2 Motivational Self System, language motivation, attitudes, age, self, school, EFL, proficiency, C-test |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2013 11:27 |
Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2016 03:26 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00719.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00719.x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:75256 |