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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2014, Vol. 5(1) 183-197

Motivation, Learner Identity and Language Learning

Hakan TARHAN, Sena BALBAN

pp. 183 - 197

Publish Date: January 31, 2014  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

This case study was conducted at a state university in Turkey. The participants were 9 students from the same classroom consisting of 24, registered in the English Preparatory Program at Ankara University. The main methods of the of data collection were a survey adapted from Gardner’s (2004) Attitude/ Motivation Battery Test and the interviews conducted based on the results of the survey. In this study, we aimed to explore the context-based relationship among motivation, learner identity and second language acquisition in the given context. The findings indicated that learners possessing integrative and instrumental motivation in line with their ideal self and ought-to self invested into the target language more, compared to the learners having only instrumental motivation towards the target language.

Keywords: Motivation, identity, learner investment


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
TARHAN, H., & BALBAN, S. (2014). Motivation, Learner Identity and Language Learning. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 5(1), 183-197.

Harvard
TARHAN, H. and BALBAN, S. (2014). Motivation, Learner Identity and Language Learning. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 5(1), pp. 183-197.

Chicago 16th edition
TARHAN, Hakan and Sena BALBAN (2014). "Motivation, Learner Identity and Language Learning". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 5 (1):183-197.