Ought-to Multilingual Self:A Contextualized Motivational Construct and Its Longitudinal Effects in Chinese Foreign Language Learners
This study employs an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to examine the motiva-tional characteristics of learners of multiple foreign languages in China.In Stage 1,23 English major students concurrently learning a second foreign language participated in semi-structured interviews,from which a construct named"ought-to multilingual self"was identified to capture the unique characteristics of multilingual motivation in the Chinese context.This construct refers to learners' motivation to become multilingual due to external pressures,expectations,or the need to avoid potential negative consequences.In Stage 2,a quantitative longitudinal survey study(N=252)was conducted to examine the psychometric validity of ought-to multilingual self,with findings suggesting satisfactory construct validity.Cross-lagged panel models were used to examine relationships between ought-to multilingual self,ought-to L2 self and intended efforts to learn English and languages other than English.Findings indicate an indirect relation-ship between ought-to multilingual self and intended efforts to learn English,and reciprocal rela-tionships with intended efforts to learn other foreign languages.
multilingual motivationregulatory focus theorymultilingual selfought-to multi-lingual selfL2 motivational self system theory
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