Intended learning effort predicts L2 proficiency with a modest standardized coefficient of .20 in all three models¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the SDT and both L2MSS models, intended learning effort led to L2 proficiency (.20). → Takahashi 2020

Evidence¶

Takahashi 2020¶

Takahashi, C., & Im, S. (2020). Comparing self-determination theory and the L2 motivational self system and their relationships to L2 proficiency. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 10(4), 673-696. https://doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.2020.10.4.2

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Across the three fitted SEM models (SDT, L2MSS, L2MSS with ought-to L2 self/own), the standardized path from intended effort to GTEC proficiency was .20; the article attributes the modest size to other factors beyond motivation.

"For these models, intended learning effort led to L2 proficiency (.20). The value of this coefficient is understandable because, in addition to L2 motivation, various other factors play a role in predicting L2 proficiency."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the L2MSS, the L2 learning experience predicts intended effort most strongly, while the ideal L2 self is weaker than the theory argues — related
• Within SDT, intrinsic motivation predicts intended effort most strongly, followed by identified regulation, with introjected regulation much weaker — related