Motivational dynamics: the case of Iranian EFL learners' motivation

This study investigates temporal changes in iranian efl learners' l2 motivation and the possibility of predicting their motivated learning behaviour,ideal and ought-to l2 selves and l2 learning experience in light of dörnyei's (2005) l2 motivational self-system framework. to this end,1,868 learners of four educational levels (i.e. junior high and high school levels,ba/bsc and ma levels) filled out the questionnaire developed by taguchi et al. (2009). the results of the one-way anova revealed a higher motivational disposition for secondary school students and an age-related decline specifically concerning preventional-focus variables. moreover,the results of the regression analyses showed that different factors predicted the three components of l2 motivational self-system and intended effort of the four educational groups. most of the predicting factors of students' ideal l2 self,learning experience and motivated behaviour had a promotional focus whereas preventional-focus variables were among predictors of students' ought-to l2 self.