L2 MOTIVATION RESEARCH

L2 MOTIVATION RESEARCH

1. Last few years research

   • New ideas
   • Reactions
   • Expand research paradigms
     • Conflicting ideas emerge

2. Main Shortcomings

   • Lack of elaboration of ideas
     • Approches, rather than well-specified constructs
       • Challenge for future L2
         • Conceptualise
         • Specifying interrelationships
   • Lack of supporting evidence
     • New variables to be defined
       • Current social psychological approach
       • Other psychological fields

3. Likely new elaboration

   • Socio-educational model
     • ¿Instrumental orientation?
     • ¿Self-confidence?
     • ¿Parental support?
     • ¿Congnitively-based constructs?

4. Future L2

   • Construct valitadion
   • Pertinent empirical research
   • Consolidation and integration