Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a cross-cultural, empirical framework for exploring
what world (ie," foreign") language educators can do to support the satisfaction of their …

Between 2006 and 2016, American universities experienced a significant decrease in
student enrolment in foreign language (FL) courses. This decrease corresponded with the …

La metodología observacional permite analizar el estilo motivacional que despliega el
docente en clase y proporciona una nueva perspectiva para interpretar la influencia de las …

Motivation is argued to be a critical predictor of language learning success, but it is not clear
whether motivation is equally relevant across compulsory and optional language education …

This article reports on an exploratory study comparing motivation and student choice in
modern foreign language lessons in secondary schools (11–16 or 11–18) and schools for …

Autonomy, competence, and relatedness—the three basic psychological needs of
selfdetermination theory (SDT)—have consistently been shown to underlie language …

Motivation to learn is a necessary factor to benefit education. However, only some students
are motivated to learn. Some students are extrinsically motivated through physical rewards …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe how community college
students in Northeastern states describe the motivation to enroll in a non-required foreign …

Fondé sur une approche historico-culturelle du développement (Bruner, 1992; Vygotsky,
1934), ce travail de thèse porte sur la communication verbale en Education Physique et …

This literature review investigates the impact of student choice on intrinsic motivation and
language proficiency in high school second language (L2) classrooms. The study addresses …