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2014-09-12 |
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p10275207 |
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abstract |
This paper examines the reasons for study of adult beginner distance learners of Spanish
and the relationships between those reasons and motivation maintenance. A survey of
563 Open University UK students found motivational orientations distinct from those
of young people in earlier studies. Adult learners who maintained their motivation
also demonstrated a greater number of reasons for study. Their motivation embraced
intrinsic and extrinsic, integrative and instrumental orientations, short-term and
long-term ambitions, and an L2 self both ideal and realistically attainable. During
their course module they focused more consistently than others on the language skills
they had targeted, and expressed increased enjoyment of the learning experience. This
study suggests that achieving ‘softer’ short-term goals encourages persistence towards
longer-term goals which reflect the ideal L2 self. |
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2 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258199 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258200 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258201 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258202 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258306 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258307 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258308 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258309 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/258310 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/651765 |
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volume |
17 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
Furnborough, Concha and Coleman, James A. (2014). Sticking with Spanish: Reasons
for Study and Motivation Maintenance in Adult Beginner Distance Language Learners.
EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning), 17(2) pp. 40–59.
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Furnborough, Concha and Coleman, James A. (2014). Sticking with Spanish: Reasons
for Study and Motivation Maintenance in Adult Beginner Distance Language Learners.
EURODL (European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning), 17(2) pp. 40–59. |
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Title |
Sticking with Spanish: Reasons for Study and Motivation Maintenance in Adult Beginner
Distance Language Learners |
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oro |