A study of undergraduate students' ideal L 2 self and ought to L2 self based on the L2 motivational self system
A study of undergraduate students' ideal L 2 self and ought to L2 self based on the L2 motivational self system
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Assumption University
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The study of motivation has been one of main interesting areas in second language teaching
and learning. The integrative and instrumental motivation proposed by Gardner and Lambert
(1972) has been challenged by the rise of global English and the changing purposes of
English language teaching, learning, and using worldwide. In this study, the recent theory of
L2 Motivational Self System (Dornyei, 2005) has been used as the framework. The
objectives of the study were to: 1) study students' vision as L2 learners; 2) explore the
motivational factors behind the students' desires to learn English as a second language; and
3) explore the factors that students believe they ought to possess to learn English as a second
language. The participants consisted of 28 undergraduate students from an international
university in Thailand. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires and six task
types. Questionnaire data was analyzed by using descriptive analysis in terms of frequencies
and percentages. Six task types were analyzed by content analysis. The findings show that: 1)
students tend to have a positive degree of motivation towards their ideal L2 self. They have
future self- related to future careers; 2) the four main motivational factors behind the
students' desires to learn English as a second language are travelling, global career, passing
exams, and interacting with foreigners; and 3) strength of the vision of the ought to L2self is
positive. They ought to learn English in order to meet social and family expectations. This
indicates that the ideal L2 self is influenced by future careers, whereas the ought to L2 self is
strongly influenced by society, parents, and peers. Finally, it is suggested that the sense of L2
self and ought-to L2 self should be promoted in English language classrooms. Language
teachers should encourage and guide students to construct their language vision.
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