Overview
- Includes an extensive qualitative analysis of motivational current in an L2
- Presents a validation study of the directed motivational currents (DMCs) construct in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context
- Offers new insights and ideas on the concept of DMCs
- Examines the effect of experiencing a DMC on willingness to communicate (WTC)
- Analyzes the effect of experiences on the self and autonomy
- Investigates the links between linguistic self-confidence and DMCs
Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)
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Book Title: Directed Motivational Currents in L2
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Effects on Self and Communication
Authors: Nourollah Zarrinabadi, Saeed Ketabi, Mansoor Tavakoli
Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05472-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05471-7Published: 07 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05472-4Published: 24 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2193-7648
Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 118
Topics: Language Education, Applied Linguistics