Psychology & Language Learning College & University Education Research-Oriented Short Presentation
Examining Trajectories and Interactions of English and LOTE Motivations
In this presentation, I will report on a three-year motivational interview study that focuses on two cases of academically-oriented Japanese learners when they were at university, graduate school, and after one of them started a professional career. The study examines the development of motivations to study English and languages other than English and the interactions between them. The results highlight the factors necessary to be multilingual in a context where multilingualism is not emphasized.
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I'm an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and Letters, Ehime University. My research interests include psychology of language learners, in particular motivations to study both English and languages other than English (LOTEs), and second language self-instruction.