Enhancing L2 Motivation and English Proficiency through Technology

  • Flordelis Gonzalez Mujico University of the Basque Country
  • David Lasagabaster University of the Basque Countr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/cjes.62990
Keywords: electronic portfolios, English for academic purposes, L2 motivation, self-regulation.

Abstract

Balancing and mastering the linguistic and academic demands of English teaching in higher education can become a difficult hurdle to surpass. Since curricula that integrates technology appears to provide an array of opportunities that promote engagement and language skills, it is worth examining how and whether L2 motivation, self-regulation and learning can be heightened through digital technologies. This paper describes a 6-week intervention programme conducted on 205 international students enrolled on an English for Academic Purposes course at a British university. Based on L2 imagery techniques and ePortfolios, the intervention proved to be of benefit to learner engagement and language acquisition.

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Flordelis Gonzalez Mujico, University of the Basque Country

Flor-de-lis González-Mujico holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and a BA in Modern Languages from Birkbeck College, University of London. She is currently completing her PhD thesis on motivation, self-regulation and digital learning environments in English language teaching at the University of the Basque Country. She has been teaching English as a foreign language since 2010 and is currently an online tutor at the Open University of Catalonia. She has imparted modules at the University of St Andrews, King’s College London, University of Northampton, Royal Holloway (ISC) University of London and Laureate International Universities. To date, her fields of research include English language teaching and acquisition, motivation, self-regulated learning, and digital learning environments.

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Published
2019-10-04
How to Cite
Gonzalez Mujico F. y Lasagabaster D. (2019). Enhancing L2 Motivation and English Proficiency through Technology. Complutense Journal of English Studies, 27, 59-78. https://doi.org/10.5209/cjes.62990
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Vol. 27 (2019)
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