Essays about: "ought-to L2 self"

Found 5 essays containing the words ought-to L2 self.

  1. 1. We Can’t Do It Unless We Put Our Minds to It : A Study on L3 Learners’ Motivation to Learn English

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Lotta Nolemo Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : motivation; L3; L2MSS; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This study examines what motivates newly arrived students to study English while atthe same time immersed in and studying Swedish as a second language, both coresubjects and necessary to attend higher education. The question arises since manystudents fail to pass the English course in secondary school but at the same time manageto pass the course in Swedish as a second language. READ MORE

  3. 2. Students’ attitudes and motivation to learn English : A mixed-method study with students enrolled in vocational study programs

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Emma Vigren; [2022]
    Keywords : Attitudes; English; motivation; second language learning; vocational programs;

    Abstract : The present study aimed to investigate the variations in students’ motivation and attitudes to learn English. Previous research has shown that attitudes and motivation among students enrolled in vocational study programs have difficulty with the academic subjects, work ethics, and an anti-study culture among them (Lindahl, 2015; Boström, 2013; Smagorinsky, 2010). READ MORE

  4. 3. What Are the Best Practices for Offering Instructor Formative Feedback on L2 Academic Writing?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Aleksander Rudenko; Asia Hussein Ali; [2021]
    Keywords : Formative feedback; oral feedback; written feedback; second language learning; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : The syllabus for English 5 through 7 in Sweden states that students should learn to understand and write different types of text, one being academic papers. Therefore, teachers are required to guide students in their academic writing process as they transition to formal written English. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Attitudes and Motivation of Swedish Upper Secondary School Students towards Learning English as a Second-Language

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jahangir Saleem; [2014]
    Keywords : L2 motivation; L2 motivational self system; ideal L2 self; ought-to L2 self; L2 learning experience; ESL EFL; theoretical and vocational programs;

    Abstract : This research paper examines Swedish students’ attitudes and motivation towards English education in two upper secondary schools, using Dörnyei’s (2005) L2 motivational self system. Of interest is whether theoretical and vocational students have motivational differences when it comes to learning English as a second language. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Developing Language Learners with Dörnyei: a Study of Learning Environments and Motivation at a Swedish Upper-Secondary School"

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Alice Brander; [2013]
    Keywords : Motivation; L2; Learning Experience; Ideal and Ought-to Selves;

    Abstract : This is a small, mixed-methods study focusing principally on the learning experience element of Dörnyei’s L2 motivational self system and its effect on students’ ideal and ought-to selves. The specific purpose of this investigation was to explore the L2 classroom environment and explore any potential relationship to the ideal and ought-to selves of the students. READ MORE