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Ideal L2 self in the Expanding Circle: The case of English language learners in Iran
Author(s) -
Mahdavy Babak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of applied linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1473-4192
pISSN - 0802-6106
DOI - 10.1111/ijal.12280
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , ideal (ethics) , promotion (chess) , structural equation modeling , constructive , context (archaeology) , psychology , social psychology , sociology , mathematics education , pedagogy , mathematics , political science , geography , computer science , law , statistics , archaeology , process (computing) , politics , operating system
The present research examined the effects of instrumentality‐promotion and attitudes to culture and community on ideal L2 self in two educational contexts in Iran, an expanding circle country where English has not played an official or institutional role. The data obtained from 833 learners in high schools and universities was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) and multi‐group structural equation modelling (MSEM). The results show instrumentality‐promotion is more strongly linked with ideal L2 self and there is not a statistically significant difference in the positive effect of instrumentality‐promotion and attitudes to culture and community on learners' ideal L2 self according to the group. The findings illustrate the way in which English learners in this context develop identities needed for constructive interaction in a multicultural world.