Historical Development of English Learning Motivation Research: Cases of Korea and Its Neighboring Countries in East Asia (English Language Education)

This book clarifies the fundamental difference between North America-based instrumental motivation and Korea (and East Asia)-specific competitive motivation by which the EFL learners’ excessive competition to be admitted to famous universities and to be hired at a large-scale conglomerate is the main source of L2 motivation. It enables readers to understand that EFL-learning motivation reflects unique sociohistorical contexts grounded in a specific region or country. This book in turn necessitates the need to develop EFL motivation theory and research tradition which are firmly based on East Asian values and culture. ?

• | Author: Tae-Young Kim
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Sep 09, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 330 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Education
• | ISBN-10: 981163291X
• | ISBN-13: 9789811632914