H.16.2 (SLA): Hill et al., "Uncovering the Motivational Self-congruency of EFL Students"

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Summary

Lack of self-congruency among different possible L2 selves can lead to an ambivalence or lack of motivation in learning EFL. In a longitudinal study, interviews with 29 Japanese students investigated the changes in motivational self-congruency in different stages of education, from junior high school through graduate school.

Strand

• Second Language Acquisition, Language Acquisition, and Attrition

Individual Presentations

• Uncovering the Motivational Self-congruency of EFL Students - Glen Hill, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; Matthew Thomas Apple, Ritsumeikan University; Joseph Falout, Nihon University

Session Organizer

• AAAL 2015 Conference Committee, -