Why am I learning English? Spanish EFL sports science university students´ motivational orientations through the prism of the L2 motivational self system

IF 3.7 1区 文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS
J. Bobkina, María-José Gómez-Ortiz, María Cristina Núñez del Río, S. Sastre-Merino
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Abstract

The study explores the motivational profiles of Spanish EFL sports science university students from the second language (L2) motivation self system (L2MSS) perspective to ultimately support Spanish higher institutions´ plans committed to improving employability and competitiveness. The study analyzes the relationships between L2 motivation, L2 proficiency, gender, and L2 contextual variables using data from 196 English as a foreign language (EFL) sports science university students. The data reveal that the ideal L2 self construct stands out as the most salient and powerful factor, while the ought-to and rebellious L2 selves are less significant and there are items loading on both of them at the same time. Thus, higher means for the ideal L2 self motivation correspond to higher levels of L2 proficiency and are supported by L2 learning contextual variables. The strongest ought-to L2 self was registered in students with mid-low L2 proficiency and a lack of L2 learning experiences. Meanwhile, the rebellious L2 self is clearly distinguishable only for students with high L2 proficiency. Pedagogical and curricular implications of these findings are that the ideal and the rebellious L2 selves could positively predict students´ L2 proficiency. Thus, new dynamics of education should explore language teaching methodologies that are more likely to enhance students´ ideal and rebellious L2 selves.
我为什么要学英语?第二语言动机自我系统视角下的西班牙语体育科学大学生的动机取向
本研究从第二语言(L2)动机自我系统(L2MSS)的角度探讨了西班牙英语体育科学大学学生的动机概况,以最终支持西班牙高等院校致力于提高就业能力和竞争力的计划。本研究利用196名英语作为外语(EFL)体育科学专业大学生的数据,分析了二语动机、二语熟练程度、性别和二语语境变量之间的关系。数据显示,理想的二语自我结构是最显著和最强大的因素,而“应该”和“叛逆”二语自我的重要性较低,并且两者同时有加载项。因此,理想的二语自我激励水平越高,二语熟练程度越高,并得到二语学习语境变量的支持。“应该去学二语”的自我表现在二语熟练程度中低和缺乏二语学习经验的学生中。而叛逆的二语自我只有在二语熟练程度高的学生中才有明显的区别。这些发现的教学和课程意义是,理想和叛逆的二语自我可以积极预测学生的二语熟练程度。因此,新的教育动态应该探索更有可能增强学生理想和叛逆的第二语言自我的语言教学方法。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
5.30
自引率
2.90%
发文量
21
审稿时长
12 weeks
期刊介绍: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching (ISSN 2083-5205) is a refereed journal published four times a year by the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz, Poland. The language of publication is English. The journal is devoted to reporting previously unpublished highest quality theoretical and empirical research on learning and teaching second and foreign languages. It deals with the learning and teaching of any language, not only English, and focuses on a variety of topics ranging from the processes underlying second language acquisition, various aspects of language learning in instructed and non-instructed settings, as well as different facets of the teaching process, including syllabus choice, materials design, classroom practices and evaluation. Each issue carries about 6 papers, 6000-8000 words in length, as well as reply articles and reviews. At least one of the four issues per year is a special focus issue devoted to a particular area of second language learning and teaching, sometimes with a guest editor who is an expert on a specific topic.
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