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Energy Conservation Theory for Second Language Acquisition (Ect-l2a): A Partial Validation of Kinetic Energy– Aptitude and Motivation
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Students report on experiences with instructors in interpreter education programs
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In: Master's of Arts in Interpreting Studies (MAIS) Theses (2018)
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Augmented reality reading support in higher education: Exploring effects on perceived motivation and confidence in comprehension for struggling readers in higher education
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2017)
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Identity and Investment in the Community ESL Classroom
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In: Dissertations and Theses (2015)
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After Norton Peirce's (1995, Norton, 2000) groundbreaking work in conceptualizing identity as "multiple, changing, and contradictory," many researchers have explored language learners' identities. However, few studies of identity have been conducted within the "overlooked and understudied" (Mathews-Aydinli, 2008) context of adult community ESL (English as a Second Language), and even fewer studies have focused on LESLLA (low-educated second language and literacy acquisition) learners in mainstream community ESL programs. This thesis, based on a case study of an adult LESLLA learner in a community ESL class, analyzes how this student's identity, the social context of her life, and the classroom space shaped her investment in participating in the ESL class. Ethnographic interviews revealed that the participant's investment in language learning was linked to her identity in multiple and contradictory ways: while the participant eventually left the ESL program, her self-identification as 'no preparada' (uneducated) and therefore 'burra' (stupid) seemed to be a motivating challenge, not an insurmountable obstacle, and her sense of investment in language learning remained strong even though her in-class participation was limited. The results have pedagogical as well as theoretical implications: there is clearly value in engaging learners' lives in the classroom as well as including learners' voices in research to have a clearer recognition of how learners see themselves and their "possible selves" (Dornyei, 2009) to be able to understand the complex factors that underlie their investments in language learning.
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Adult learning -- Social aspects; Classroom environment; English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers; First and Second Language Acquisition; Motivation in education; Second language acquisition
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URL: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2326 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3328&context=open_access_etds
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A model for successful Māori learners in workplace settings : summary report
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Kerehoma, Cain. - : Wellington, NZ : Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence, 2013
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Beliefs in Action: Ideologies, Motivations, and Capital among English as a Second Language Learners
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In: UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones (2013)
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Are there transformative indicators for motivation to learn?
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A study of the factors affecting student retention at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia: Structural Equation Modelling and Qualitative Methods
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Does familiarization with call improve students'attitudes towards call?
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In: Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras, ISSN 1697-7467, Nº. 4, 2005, pags. 69-75 (2005)
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The effect of motivational orientation on academic achievement and persistence of rural community college students: A test of a motivational model from a self-determination theory perspective
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Identification and anlysis of factors that influence adult students to participate in distance learning programs
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