Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self‐Determination Theory

By Kimberly A. Noels, L. Pelletier, R. Clément, Robert J. Vallerand. 2000

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Subfields: Communication, Language and Linguistics, Social Psychology

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Pragmalinguistic Awareness: Is it Related to Motivation and Proficiency? (2005, background): “…language learning variables such as L2 achievement, learning strategies, and willingness to communicate (e.g. Ehrman 1996; Schmidt et al. 1996; Noels et al. 2000; Noels 2001a, 2001b; Schmidt and Watanabe 2001; Ushioda 2001; Dörnyei 2002; MacIntyre et al. 2002; see Masgoret and Gardner 2003…”
Motivators That Do Not Motivate: The Case of Chinese EFL Learners and the Influence of Culture on Motivation (2005, background): “Noels et al. (2000) replaced the generalized label extrinsic with a scale from the least selfdetermined form (external regulation) to the most advanced self-determined form (integrated regulation), showing that external influences can be internalized to some degree.”
Shifting motivational discourses among mainland Chinese students in an English medium tertiary institution in Hong Kong: a longitudinal inquiry (2008, background): “2000 ; Noels, Clement, and Pelletier 2001 ), it seems necessary to have an understanding of Chinese students’ language learning experiences abroad, especially their motivation, which ‘gives rise to … sustained intellectual and/or physical effort’ in the language learning process (Williams and Burde”
Motivating young language learners: A longitudinal model of self-determined motivation in elementary school foreign language classes. (2017, background): “These two categories of maladaptive motivation can be used together (Vansteenkiste, Sierens, Soenens, Luyckx, & Lens, 2009), but also may appear as separate and distinct sets of motives (Carreira, 2012; Noels et al., 2000).”
Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications (2003, background): “This has Dörnyei 7 been a principled and systematic effort, reflected in Noels’s coauthors being Luc Pelletier and Robert Vallerand, two of the best-known international scholars specializing in self-determination theory (Noels et al., 2000, reprinted in this volume).”
Using ubiquitous games in an English listening and speaking course: Impact on learning outcomes and motivation (2010, background): “Extrinsically motivated behaviors are those actions carried out to achieve some intended goal, such as earning a reward or avoiding punishment (Noels et al., 2000).”
Second Language Orientation and Self-Determination Theory (2008, positive): “This supports Hypothesis 1 and shows a strong statistical confirmation of the findings reported by Noels et al. (2000).”
Relationships among Motivation Orientations, Metacognitive Awareness and Proficiency in L2 Listening. (2005, methodology): “The validity of the self-determination framework for assessing learner motivation in L2 settings has been empirically tested by Noels and collaborators (Noels, Clément, and Pelletier 1999, 2001; Noels et al. 2000).”
Willingness to Communicate in English: A Microsystem Model in the Iranian EFL Classroom Context. (2016, methodology): “Eighteen items from Noels et al. (2000) translated and validated by Khodadady and Khajavy (2013) in the Iranian context were used to measure subcomponents of intrinsic motivation (knowledge, accomplishment, and stimulation) and extrinsic motivation (external, introjected, and identified regulation)…”
Students' self-determined and integrative orientations and teachers' motivational support in a Japanese as a foreign language context (2014, positive): “Furthermore, students who report more self-determined reasons for language learning tend to have less anxiety, more positive attitudes toward language learning, and increased feelings of self-efficacy (Ehrman, 1996; Noels, 2001b; Schmidt, Boraie, & Kassabgy, 1996).”