Second Language Motivation

Second Language Motivation is a psychological construct within the field of applied linguistics that refers to the individual's orientation and sustained effort toward acquiring and using a language other than their native tongue, distinguished by its dynamic interplay of integrative, instrumental, and self-related motivational factors in the language learning process.

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  1. ZD
    Zoltán Dörnyei

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    36 publications · 17.6K citations

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  2. RC
    R. C. Gardner

    Western University, Canada

    31 publications · 8.7K citations

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  3. KA
    Kimberly A. Noels

    University of Alberta, Canada

    24 publications · 7K citations

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  4. RC
    Richard Clément

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    18 publications · 5.8K citations

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  5. AH
    Alastair Henry

    University West, Sweden

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 77 publications · 19.3K citations

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  2. Language Learning

    58 publications · 16.9K citations

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  3. System

    62 publications · 5.1K citations

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  4. Language Teaching Research

    LTR · 44 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

    JMMD · 42 publications · 2.7K citations

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