This study focuses on the motivation and demotivation of students of French at Australian universities.
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis was performed to identify which factors motivate and
demotivate 199 students who learn French at beginner level. Classical theories of motivation in second
language (L2) learning are integrated with more recent theories on the ‘L2 Motivational Self System’
(Dörnyei, 2005; 2009a; 2020a) and positive emotions (Dewaele, 2010; 2011). Factors and categories of
motivators and demotivators are structured in three levels of analysis – micro, meso and macro,
drawing upon Gruba and colleagues’ (2016) model. It is argued here that motivators and demotivators
belonging to different levels of analysis are closely interrelated. These concurrently influence students’
motivation as well as demotivation, but in different ways and stages. Pedagogical implications are listed
to shed light on French learners’ goals and expectations at tertiary level within the Australian sociocultural environment.
L2 learning motivation; French learning motivation; three-level model; multilingualism; Australian universities. language learning
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | İkinci Bir Dil Olarak İngilizce |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Aralık 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4 |