Abstract
This study tests the validity of Dörnyei
(2005) L2 Motivational Self System in a new
context of Madrassa. A mixed-method
approach has been applied in this study. A
structured questionnaire was designed and
distributed among 1000 students of fifteen
different Madrassas of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The
current study posits that the Dörnyei model
of the L2 Self System is not valid in the
Madrassa context. The study examines that
ideal and Ought-to L2 selves are the weakest
contributors in motivating Madrassa
students for second language learning. The
findings reveal no significance among the
three main components (ideal self, ought-to
self and L2 learning experience) of the L2
Motivational Self System. Moreover, the
new construct of learning English for
religious purpose was found useful, and all
the participants showed their interest in it.
This study concluded that multiple personal
and religious factors strongly affect the
motivational level of Madrassa students.
Authors
1-Syed Azaz Ali Shah PHD Scholar, Qurtuba University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Abdul Hamid Khan Qurtuba University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.3-Abdus Samad Assistant Professor/Chairman, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords
L2 Motivational Self System, Madrassas, Ideal Self, Ought-to Self and L2 Learning Experience
DOI Number
10.31703/glr.2020(V-IV).07
Page Nos
54-64
Volume & Issue
V - IV