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Title: Re-Evaluating the L2MSS Scale in the Context of Non-English Major Students
Language: English
Authors: Zrinka Fišer (ORCID 0000-0001-5425-6659), Luka Pongracic (ORCID 0000-0002-2378-822X)
Source: Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research. 2025 13(1):45-62.
Availability: Urmia University Press. Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia, 165, Iran; Tel: +98-44-32752741; Fax: +98-44-32752746; e-mail: info@urmia.ac.ir; Web site: http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Factor Analysis, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Validity, Self Concept, Undergraduate Students, Rating Scales, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, Nonmajors, Graduate Students
Geographic Terms: Croatia
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire
ISSN: 2322-1291
Abstract: Researchers have been investigating motivation to learn second (L2) and foreign (FL) languages for decades, starting with the socio-educational model, moving on to the multi-dimensional model of motivational variables, and currently incorporating the complex dynamic system theory (CDST). The study examined changes in Dörnyei's L2 Motivational Self-System (L2MSS), which initially included five subscales related to future selves (IL2S and OL2S), instrumentality prevention and promotion (IPro and IPre) motives, and prior learning experience influencing the intended effort for learning (IE). 279 non-English major students in Croatia participated in the study aiming to distinguish the changes in the motivation for L2/FL language learning during post-pandemic era. Only four subscales remained valid after factor analysis of the collected data: the imagined-self, ought-to-self, promotion-focus, and prevention-focus scales. The factor loading of most particles in the original IE scale was less than 0.5, making the scale an insignificant dimension of the measurement instrument. Following recommendations from pre-pandemic research and in accordance with the 2 x 2 motivational theory, the findings suggest a modified multidimensional motivational scale should be used in future research on motivational factors in second language acquisition (SLA).
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