L2 Language Acquisition

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Motivation is a standout amongst the most vital components of language acquisition, particularly in L2 learning. Goal-oriented acquisition used to dominate the debates about the motivation theory of L2 in terms of social psychology. Language learners would be classified as either integratively-or instrumentally-oriented (Gardner & Lambert, 1972) to achieve a needed proficiency in L2 use for identification with a specific ethnolinguistic group or for pragmatic gains. For the last ten years, when clarifying the inward identification course in self-concept of learners to invigorate inspiration for L2 capability, this theoretical center has moved to a novel domain of self and identity. Internal yearnings to some sort of linguistic, cultural, individual, …show more content…

Their personalized scheme gives them an individually significant basic principle for learning English. Such perfect L2 identity might well motivate learners to work hard to learn in order to get L2 competence and fulfill individual identity pursuits in the future. Conversely, in face of the question of the college entrance examinations, 18 participants were afraid to get poor scores on the off chance that they couldn't learn English well. The discovery and its meanings can be identified with ought-to self of …show more content…

To investigate the partial divergence, there is a need to consider the local social context, and explore the role of examinations in Taiwan, since exams play an important part in how students perceive their possible L2-related selves. Chen et al. (2005) claims that this distinctive learning orientation has been internalized into Chinese learners and is a characteristic of motivated Taiwanese EFL learners. This localized perspective can shed some light on analyzing the Taiwanese ought-to L2 self with a double layered instrumentality in learning English, and in understanding the Taiwanese discrepancy to the theoretical definition of the ought-to L2 self-associated with the prevention-driven and non-internalized extrinsic motives that make up instrumentality. Taking into account the social context, it is not possible for researchers to fully refute the possibility of students internalizing exam requirements in Taiwan. The interview findings reveal the impact of the broader context on one’s L2 motivation and the role of contextual / cultural factors in shaping one’s possible L2-related

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