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Digital innovations in L2 motivation: Harnessing the power of the Ideal L2 Self
University of Nottingham, School of English, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
University College Dublin, School of Information and Communication Studies, Dublin, Ireland.
University of Nottingham, School of English, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK.
University of Nottingham, School of Computer Science, Jubilee Campus, NG8 1BB, UK.
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2018 (English)In: System (Linköping), ISSN 0346-251X, E-ISSN 1879-3282, Vol. 78, p. 173-185Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sustained motivation is crucial to learning a second language (L2), and one way to support this can be through the mental visualisation of ideal L2 selves (Dörnyei & Kubanyiova, 2014). This paper reports on an exploratory study which investigated the possibility of using technology to create representations of language learners' ideal L2 selves digitally. Nine Chinese learners of L2 English were invited to three semi-structured interviews to discuss their ideal L2 selves and their future language goals, as well as their opinions on several different technological approaches to representing their ideal L2 selves. Three approaches were shown to participants: (a) 2D and 3D animations, (b) Facial Overlay, and (c) Facial Mask. Within these, several iterations were also included (e.g. with/without background or context). Results indicate that 3D animation currently offers the best approach in terms of realism and animation of facial features, and improvements to Facial Overlay could lead to beneficial results in the future. Approaches using the 2D animations and the Facial Mask approach appeared to have little future potential. The descriptive details of learners' ideal L2 selves also provide preliminary directions for the development of content that might be included in future technology-based interventions.

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2018. Vol. 78, p. 173-185
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Sustained motivation, second language
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HUMANITIES, English; Child and Youth studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-12937DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2018.07.014ISI: 000447991100014Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85053081628OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-12937DiVA, id: diva2:1251691
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Funders: RCUK's Horizon Digital Economy Research: From Human Data to Personal Experience grant - EP/M02315X/1.

Available from: 2018-09-27 Created: 2018-09-27 Last updated: 2019-05-28Bibliographically approved

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