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https://doi.org/10.5671/ca.48.4.5
Differences in Motivation for Second Language Acquisition according to L2MSS with Model with Reference to Age
Nives Vidak
; Faculty of Maritime Studies, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Sažetak
The process of globalization in the contemporary world has highlighted the role of English language as an important communication tool. Second language acquisition (SLA) is focused on the student and the learning process, motivation being the most important individual factor affecting the language learning process. Its complexity and changeability are not easy to understand and define so it has led to numerous theories and models in applied linguistics research. One of the latest models the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) was applied in this study. The research was carried out using a questionnaire measuring L2MSS dimensions among adolescents – secondary school students and university students of the first year of undergraduate study. The aim of the research was to explore whether there are any differences with reference to age in motivation for learning English; more precisely, whether there are any differences in motivation of Croatian adolescents for learning English within the L2MSS dimensions. Data analysis was carried out by using the quantitative statistical analysis (SPSS). Research results confirmed that there are statistically significant age differences in motivation for learning English. Namely, statistically significant age differences in the three-dimensional structure of L2MSS in the Croatian educational context were confirmed. Results of this research will enable all participants of the educational process, especially teachers, to gain a better insight into the motivation of adolescents and to apply this knowledge in the teaching process in order not only to motivate their students but also to maintain the level of motivation for SLA over time and to prevent demotivation.
Ključne riječi
anthropological linguistics, applied linguistics, motivation, age, L2MSS, SLA
Hrčak ID:
330147
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Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2024.
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