Motivation to Learn Multiple Languages in Japan : : A Longitudinal Perspective / / Chika Takahashi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2023 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Takahashi, Chika,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2022]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching ; 19
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Part 1 Contextualizing the Study --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Theoretical Background --; 3 Growing Body of LOTE Motivation Research --; 4 English and LOTE Education in Japan --; Part 2 The Empirical Study --; 5 The Study --; 6 The Early Days: English Self-Instruction Using Radio Materials in High School --; 7 Broadening the Horizons: (Re-)Starting LOTE Learning at University --; 8 Pursuing Multilingualism or Not? Language and Academic Studies --; 9 What Does Language Mean to the Interviewees, in the End? Language Learning beyond Formal Education --; Part 3 Concluding Thoughts --; 10 Reflecting on the Method: Advantages and Challenges of Longitudinal Case Studies Utilizing Interviews --; 11 Conclusion --; Afterword --; Appendices --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781800414846; 9783111178042; 9783111024721
• DOI: 10.21832/9781800414846
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Chika Takahashi.

This longitudinal study of motivation in exceptionally successful students of English and languages other than English (LOTE) provides unique insights into long-term language learning motivation. It reveals the various factors that sustain LOTE learning and stretches our understanding of motivation beyond the recent theorizing of L2 motivation.