Motivation and demotivation over two years: A case study of English language learners in Japan
Motivation and demotivation over two years: A case study of English language learners in Japan
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DOI：
10.14746/ssllt.2019.9.1.7
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Kikuchi, Keita
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作者：
Kikuchi, Keita
本文以四名日本大学国际关系专业的学生为研究对象，对其学习动机的变化进行了为期两年的研究。使用每月访谈和29项问卷Dornyei（2005）的第二语言的动机自我系统，管理与每次访谈，学习者的动机轨迹进行了调查，基于定量和定性数据。首先，使用定量数据确定了参与者动机的变化。接下来，使用定性数据分析了学习者在课堂内外所经历的各种激励因素和抑制因素。根据所获得的数据，本研究着重探讨了四名学习者的语言学习动机与语境之间的相互适应，以及他们的学习动机的动态是如何因学习经历而发生变化的。每个学习者在他们的动机轨迹和他们在特定环境中经历的激励因素和抑制因素方面都是不同的。四个学习者经历了独特的激励和去激励，并作出不同的反应。虽然参与者确定了他们理想的第二语言自我，或应该的第二语言自我，但这些自我指导并没有随着时间的推移而得到加强。在此基础上，讨论了在动机研究中研究语言学习者丰富的经验的重要性。
This paper is about four Japanese university students majoring in international studies, who participated in a two-year study examining changes in their motivation. Using monthly interviews and a 29-item questionnaire on Dornyei's (2005) L2 motivational self system that was administered alongside each interview, the trajectories of learner motivation were investigated, based on both quantitative and qualitative data. First, changes in the participants' motivation were identified using quantitative data. Next, a variety of motivators and demotivators that learners experienced both inside and outside of their classrooms were analyzed using the qualitative data. With the data obtained, this study focuses on how four learners' language learning motivation and contexts adapt to each other, and how the dynamics of the four learners' motivation changes due to their learning experiences. Each learner was different in their trajectory of motivation and the kinds of motivators and demotivators that they experienced in their particular contexts. The four learners underwent unique motivators and demotivators, and reacted differently. While participants identified their ideal L2 selves, or ought-to L2 selves, these self-guides were not strengthened by their L2 experiences over time. Based on these findings, the importance of studying the rich experiences of language learners in motivation research is discussed.