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Title: From Vision to Action: How Vietnamese English Majors Build Their Ideal L2 Selves
Language: English
Authors: Thi Thuy Thu Nguyen, Mun Woo Lee
Source: English Teaching. 2025 80(4):153-183.
Availability: Korea Association of Teachers of English. 6105 English Education Department, Chinju National University of Education, 369beon-gil 3, Jinyangho-ro, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52673, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-42-629-7381; Fax: +82-42-629-7320; e-mail: katejournal29@gmail.com; Web site: https://journal.kate.or.kr/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 31
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Majors (Students), Self Concept, Occupational Aspiration, Role Models, Peer Influence, Social Media, Social Influences, Communities of Practice, Learning Motivation
Geographic Terms: Vietnam
ISSN: 1017-7108
2671-9312
Abstract: This study investigates how Vietnamese English-major students construct their Ideal L2 Self as English users. Semi-structured interviews with 34 university students were analyzed using grounded theory. The findings show that students' Ideal L2 Self initially emerged from vivid, positive visions driven largely by external motives such as career aspirations. Over time, this vision was refined through influences from their educational and living contexts, including classroom learning and near-peer role models, which encouraged concrete action plans for English improvement. Social media and broader social experiences also shaped students' imagined participation in global communities of practice, further sustaining their motivation. The analysis indicates that depending on the degree of internalization, external motives may evolve into either an Ideal L2 Self or an Ought-to L2 Self. This study contributes to understanding L2 motivation in Vietnam by highlighting how the Ideal L2 Self develops across contexts and supports long-term engagement in English learning.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1493936
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