Language Motivation in a Reconfigured Europe: Access, Identity, Autonomy

Language Motivation in a Reconfigured Europe: Access, Identity, Autonomy

In this paper, I propose that we need to develop an appropriate set of conceptual tools for examining motivational issues pertaining to linguistic diversity, mobility and social integration in a rapidly changing and expanding Europe. I begin by drawing on research that has begun to reframe the concept of integrative motivation in the context of theories of self and identity. Expanding the notio...

Investigating the Effects of English Language Teachers’ Professional Identity and Autonomy in Their Success

Because of the importance of instructor success in the adequacy of instruction and learning, this study aimed to explain the impact of two factors, namely language teachers’ professional identity and autonomy, with respect to their success. To this end, 190 Iranian EFL teachers, including university lecturers and language institute teachers, participated in this study. As for data collection, t...

Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Identity, Autonomy, Self-Efficacy and Second Language Achievement of Iranian EFL learners: A Path Analysis

This study was designed to explore the relation pattern of cultural intelligence, cultural identity, autonomy, and self-efficacy and second language achievement of Iranian EFL learners. The participants were 247 undergraduate students. Data were collected nationwide, from different parts of Iran; that is, from Kerman, south of Iran; Hamadan, west of Iran; Mashhad, east of Iran; and Gorgon, nort...

Autonomy and identity.

Motivation and Identity

Students' identities influence their motivation in school. Consider some of the identities of a student: athletic, good at math, sister, college student, Black. How might these identities affect that student's motivation? A recent example from social media indicates how social identity shapes students' experiences and behaviors. In 2013, University of Michigan students expressed their experienc...