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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEXICOGRAPHY
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecad028
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dictionary use; FL learning; EFL learning motivation; individual learner differences; SEM modelling
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The use of dictionaries is considered important in L2 learning, and learners should be encouraged to use them independently. This study investigates the relationship between L2 learning motivation, willingness to pay for dictionaries, reading dictionaries' usage guides, and willingness to use dictionaries. The results show that learning motivation has an impact on attitudes towards dictionary use.
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 Dornyei'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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