The Interrelationship between EFL Learning Motivation and Dictionary Use

IF 0.8 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS International Journal of Lexicography Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI:10.1093/ijl/ecad028
Balázs Fajt, Mátyás Bánhegyi, Katalin P. Márkus
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Using dictionaries has been seen as an important aspect of L2 learning at all levels of L2 proficiency. Yet, in many cases dictionary use seems a considerably neglected part of L2 teaching. There is no doubt, however, that L2 learners should be encouraged to use dictionaries independently and autonomously, as they will be unable to rely on language teachers or other proficient L2 speakers to assist them throughout their whole lives. Using Dörnyei’s (2005) L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) framework, this quantitative study (N=925) investigates the interrelationship between L2 learning motivation, willingness to pay for dictionaries, reading dictionaries’ usage guides and willingness to use dictionaries. The accumulated data were analysed through structural equation modelling (SEM). Even though not necessarily generalisable to other contexts, the results show that EFL learning motivation has an impact on willingness to buy dictionaries and willingness to use dictionaries. Our data reveal that in the L2MSS, two components (motivated language learning behaviour and the ideal L2 self) have an impact on attitudes to dictionary use.
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英语学习动机与词典使用之间的相互关系
字典的使用被视为二语学习的一个重要方面,在所有的二语熟练程度。然而,在很多情况下,词典的使用似乎是第二语言教学中相当被忽视的一部分。然而,毫无疑问,应该鼓励第二语言学习者独立自主地使用词典,因为他们将无法在整个生活中依赖语言教师或其他精通第二语言的人来帮助他们。利用Dörnyei(2005)的L2动机自我系统(L2MSS)框架,本定量研究(N=925)调查了L2学习动机、词典付费意愿、阅读词典使用指南和词典使用意愿之间的相互关系。通过结构方程模型(SEM)对积累的数据进行分析。尽管研究结果并不一定适用于其他情境,但结果表明,英语学习动机对购买词典的意愿和使用词典的意愿有影响。我们的数据显示,在L2MSS中,两个组成部分(动机语言学习行为和理想的二语自我)对词典使用态度有影响。
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Lexicography was launched in 1988. Interdisciplinary as well as international, it is concerned with all aspects of lexicography, including issues of design, compilation and use, and with dictionaries of all languages, though the chief focus is on dictionaries of the major European languages - monolingual and bilingual, synchronic and diachronic, pedagogical and encyclopedic. The Journal recognizes the vital role of lexicographical theory and research, and of developments in related fields such as computational linguistics, and welcomes contributions in these areas.
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