Abstract
This paper details the design and validation of a Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) used to explore the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) (Dörnyei 2009) of over 500 Spanish learners of English. The mixed methods Spanish study was a partial replica of Ryan (2009) in Japan and Taguchi, Magid and Papi (2009) in Asia. The final validated version of the MFQ we present here thus contains 67 items comprising 13 psychometric scales targeting the ideal L2 self, the ought L2 self, as well as a diverse range of goal-related and affective motivational variables. We were able to confirm that the ideal L2 self is a relevant construct for the sample although the ought L2 self emerged as having a negative relationship with L2 learning. The L2 learning experience was explored in this study from the perspective of past L2 learning in compulsory education and we ascertained somewhat negative opinions in this regard.
Highlights
This paper details the design and validation of a Motivational FactorsQuestionnaire (MFQ) created to explore the tenets of the L2 Motivational Self System (Dörnyei 2005, 2009) in Spain
The final validated version of the Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) we present here contains 67 items comprising 13 psychometric scales targeting the ideal L2 self, the ought L2 self, as well as a diverse range of goal-related and affective motivational variables
The L2 MSS has been applied quantitatively in few large-scale explorations on mainland Spain, making the study described in this paper a pioneering one in the application of the L2 Motivational Self System to gain insight into the language learning attitudes and behaviour in population of students in south-eastern Spain
Summary
Questionnaire (MFQ) created to explore the tenets of the L2 Motivational Self System (Dörnyei 2005, 2009) in Spain. The MFQ was administered to 529 undergraduates in the Region of Murcia as part of a mixed methods thesis study (Brady 2015). At this early stage of the application of L2 MSSS theory in language learning contexts in Europe (see Boo, Dörnyei and Ryan 2015, for an overview of recent L2 motivation studies), some qualitative work is being carried out on the practical applications of the L2 Motivational Self System in Spain
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