Until now there has been relatively little research on the links between motivation and
learning experiences within the domain of language learning. This volume attempts to fill that
gap. It explores the developmental processes of intrinsic motivation and of autonomy in foreign
language learning and investigates the links between learners' educational experiences and ways
in which such learners develop certain types of motivation. The book draws on various sources
in educational psychology and philosophy including Dewey Vygotsky Bruner Deci Ryan and
Weiner. The book conceptualises language learning motivation and offers an overview of
motivation research both in educational psychology and in language learning. The author
reports on research findings from studies of qualitative or interpretative and quantitative
approaches whose participants were EFL Japanese university students and offers proposals for
helping learners to motivate themselves.
