Lots of Selves, some rebellious: Developing the Self Discrepancy Model for language learners
Lanvers, Ursula · White Rose Research Online
This article develops a new language learning motivation model, which is, like the currently dominant model by D€ornyei, based on Higgins’ (1987) Self Discrepancy Theory. Increasing evidence of ‘non-fit’ of D€ornyei’s model, especially (but not solely) from language learners with English as a first language, let to the author revisiting Higgins’ original, wh…