Motivating English learners by helping them visualise their Ideal L2 Self: Lessons from two motivational programmes

Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-125

  Magid, Michael ^a   Chan, Letty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ideal L2 Self; independent language learning; L2 motivation; L2 Motivational Self System; linguistic self confidence; visualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863915566     PISSN: 17501229     EISSN: 17501237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17501229.2011.614693     Document Type: Article

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