Exploring the motivation of women studying in a multilevel ESOL class in England

Sidaway, Kathryn

doi:10.1002/tesj.615

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“…Despite being so new, the concept of life capital has already gained some currency in the sub‐field of psychology for language learning (e.g., Martin, 2022; Sidaway, 2021) with researchers discussing learners' psychologies in relation to these learners' life stories. Below I refer to an article from TESOL Quarterly, which is not about identity or social justice, to illustrate how the lens of life capital may be applied to all topics in language education.…”

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Life Capital: An Epistemic and Methodological Lens for TESOL Research

Consoli

2022

TESOL Quarterly

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This paper draws on one of Pierre Bourdieu’s core dimensions of social theory: the notion of capital. Bourdieu's work has percolated various academic domains and transcended disciplinary boundaries, thereby leading to new vistas and questions. It is in the spirit of generating “new vistas” that this paper offers considerations which may serve as an epistemic and methodological drive to reinvigorate our social research practices within TESOL. In particular, I argue for a new application of Bourdieu's sociological concept to account more holistically for the complexities of TESOL research practices, and I present a proposal that may support the TESOL research community in addressing the “realities” and “dilemmas” of our field (McKinley & Rose, 2017). Ultimately, life capital will act as a catalyst to promote a fresh perspective on our research—a lens which, in the long run, may yield TESOL research that fully acknowledges, values, and celebrates the humanness of our inquiries.

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Section: From Bourdieu's Sociological Project To Tesol Researchmentioning

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Life Capital: An Epistemic and Methodological Lens for TESOL Research

Consoli

2022

TESOL Quarterly

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“…Motivation itself can be defined as the arrangement of exertion, wish, and mindset to succeed in the purpose of absorbing a language. Thus, when those three components exist, the learners may achieve the target language easier (Sidaway, 2022). The higher the learner's desire in learning the language, the bigger chance the learner achieves the language.…”

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Islamic junior high school students’ English proficiency test scores and their L2 motivational self-system: a correlational study

Rifiyani

Mustofa

Ubaidillah

et al. 2023

J. Eng. Foreign. Lang.

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The L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS) has been extensively investigated in multiple contexts. However, few studies have explored its correlation with Islamic junior high English students’ proficiency test results. To fill the void, this study examines the relationship between the L2MSS and English proficiency test scores among Indonesian Islamic junior high school students. Data were garnered quantitatively from 30 students of an Institute for Foreign Language Development at an Indonesian private university through a questionnaire and an English proficiency test and then were analyzed using the SPSS software system. The findings revealed that the correlation between motivation and achievement was statistically insignificant. We obtained the score of three components; ideal L2 self (r = .01, p .05), L2 learning experience (r = -.204, p .05), and ought to L2 self (r = -.343, p .05). The findings suggest that the ideal L2 self showed a very low relationship and the other two demonstrated a negative direction correlation. This study contributes insights into the understanding of the correlation between foreign language learning motivation and its influence on achievement in the Islamic boarding school context. Further research could recruit participants from wider areas with different contexts.

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“…Additionally, these theoretical approaches are notably evident in the ESOL education environment (Sidaway, 2023) specifically in the context diverse North London. By basing the study on these frameworks, the research aims to fill this theoretical vacuum and enhance our knowledge of the motivating aspects that affects ESOL instructors.…”

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Teachers’ Motivation at Educational Institutions Teaching ESOL to Adult Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in North London

2024

JEP

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The teaching and learning mechanism in North London is considered to be challenging for EOSL teachers due to diverse population of adult immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This is the reason that teachers require a persistent motivation to deal with the changing needs of learners over the past few years. This study considers the prevailing teaching environment and role of teachers to teach English at EOSL institutes. The study developed an interview questionnaire and gathered data from 15 experts that had experience and cultural competency. Using the thematic research approach, the study explored that there is considerable variation in terms of demography, teacher's motivation, institutional support, strategic insights and novel approaches for cooperation. The study concluded that ESOL teachers play an important role in the integration process of non-native English speakers as well as teaching the language.

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Exploring the motivation of women studying in a multilevel ESOL class in England

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri bution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Life Capital: An Epistemic and Methodological Lens for TESOL Research

Life Capital: An Epistemic and Methodological Lens for TESOL Research

Islamic junior high school students’ English proficiency test scores and their L2 motivational self-system: a correlational study

Teachers’ Motivation at Educational Institutions Teaching ESOL to Adult Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in North London

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