From Integrative Motivation to Possible Selves: The Baby, the Bathwater, and the Future of Language Learning Motivation Research

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMacIntyre, Peter D.
dc.contributor.authorMacKinnon, Sean P.
dc.contributor.authorClément, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-02T12:08:43Z
dc.date.available2025-07-02T12:08:43Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractDörnyei (2005) introduced possible selves in his construction the Ideal L2 Self, part of a self-related motivational system for second language learning. This is reframing and reinterpreting of Gardner’s (2001) concept of the integrative motive. After reviewing the theory underlying the integrative motive and possible selves, this chapter will focus on the potential gains and losses from a theoretical reformulation. The argument will be made that the concept of possible selves should not simply be a renaming of the integrative motive. Three specific gains and five potential pitfalls/cautions for future research will be offered.
dc.identifier.citationMacIntyre, P. D., Mackinnon, S. P., & Clément, R. (2009). From integrative motivation to possible selves: The baby, the bathwater and the future of language learning motivation research. In Z. Dörnyei and E. Ushioda (Eds.), Motivation, language identity and the L2 self (pp. 43-65). North York, ON: Multilingual Matters.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14639/2139
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultilingual Matters
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology
dc.subjectIdeal L2 Self
dc.subjectSLA
dc.subjectSocio-educational model
dc.subjectPossible Selves
dc.subjectIntegrative Motive
dc.subjectFuture development
dc.subjectSLA motivation
dc.titleFrom Integrative Motivation to Possible Selves: The Baby, the Bathwater, and the Future of Language Learning Motivation Research
dc.typeBook chapter

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
From Integrative Motivation to Possible Selves.pdf
Size:
390.96 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.62 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Research Content