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instrumental motivation: a standalone construct

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Second language acquisition

learning a language for practical gains such as a job, course credit or pay, rather than to connect with its speakers.

In second language acquisition, instrumental motivation refers to learning a language for practical gains such as a job, course credit or pay, rather than to connect with its speakers. This meaning comes from Gardner (1991) in Studies in Second Language Acquisition.[1]

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acquisition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs credit2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs instrumental orientation to work1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Gardner, R. C., & MacIntyre, P. D. (1991). An Instrumental Motivation In Language Study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 13(1), 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0272263100009724

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