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1、A Brief Introduction of A Newest L2 Motivational Construct:Directed Motivational CurrentAbstract: The Directed Motivational Current, which is proposed by Zoltn Drnyei and Christine Muir, can be described as an intense motivational drive capable of both stimulating and supporting long-term behavior,
2、such as learning a foreign language. Vision and goals are the critical central components within the construct. Many motivation theories such as dynamic systems theory, vision theory, future time perspective and especially the L2 Motivational Self System has explored the great power that creating ef
3、fective vision can harness. In this paper, we first discuss the current understanding of vision and Directed Motivational Currents, then analyze how they employed to create effective motivational pathway in language leaning environment (DrnyeiMuir, 2014). In the end, we discuss where the future rese
4、arch is necessary to develop. Keywords: Directed Motivational Current, L2 Motivational self system, vision, motivation1. Introduction Vision, can be defined as “the imitative representation of real or hypothetical events”(phamTaylor,1999,p.250), occurring “when a representation of the type created d
5、uring the initial phases of perception is present but the stimulus is not actually been perceived” (Kosslyn, Thompson,Ganis,2006, p.4 ). The term has been used so widely in diverse area in the social sciences. In 1990, Van Der Helm classified seven types of vision, but he finally argued that the cor
6、e meaning of the concept is largely uniform, capturing the future, the ideal and the desire for deliberate change. Within the context of possible language selves, vision can be viewed as the sensory experience of a future goal state, or in other words, a personalized goal that the learner has made h
7、is or her own by adding to it the imagined reality of the goal experience(DrnyeiChan, 2013,pp.454-55). Actually, the brain has difficulty in distinguishing whether an event occurs in reality or from a detailed vision(Cox, 2012) and some scholars suggest that it is due to this that mental simulations
8、 gain their motivational power; by functioning within the constraints of reality we are able to believe them to be genuine possibilities(DrnyeiMuir, 2014). Such imagined realities can produce strong emotional reactions, allowing individuals to prepare coping and other strategies in advance of the ev
9、ent itself, which means in this way, creating effective vision can inspired the motivational action so that push us on to achieve because in our visions we have already seen and experienced ourselves succeed. Currently, vision is at the forefront of the motivational innovation, and in recent years i
10、t has been seen increasingly more often in the motivational tool kit of practicing language teachers. Theories such as Drnyeis L2 motivational self system have explored the power that creating effective power can harness and when viewed in conjunction with other current research avenue such as futur
11、e time perspective and dynamic systems theory, vision offers exciting potentials. A Directed Motivational Current is a new motivational construct that suggests is capable of integrating many current theoretical strands with vision: It can be described as a motivational drive which energizes long-ter
12、m, sustained behavior, and through placing vision and goals as critical central componets within this construct(DrnyeiMuir, 2014). Such a powerful current of motivation has also been described in non-language-related research, for example, by Harber, Zimbardo and Boyd (2003, p.262) as a “fast track,
13、” which was evidenced in future-oriented students when compared to those who were more oriented towards the present. 2. Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs)2.1 Origins of DMC A Directed Motivational Current can be described as an intense motivational drive capable of both stimulating and supporting
14、 long term behavior, such as learning. It draws from several prominent strands of current motivational understanding, including The L2 Motivational Self System, vision and dynamic systems theory.As mentioned in the first section above, a visionary intervention is able to allow us preparing strategie
15、s before the event really happens. However, an isolated vision is easier to become a mere fantasy than inspiring the motivational action. It only can work by combining a potent vision of future self with a highly structured behavioral sequence, then we may be able to consciously create a motivationa
16、l surge of energy that can focus action towards a specific target in the future. Once it is correctly set up, such a motivational current may in fact become self-propelling just like a kind of motivational autopilot coming into force (DrnyeiMuir, 2014) when there is an intricate structure of sub-goals laid out along a clear path towards a well-defined vision, the level of motivation fuelling action will be kept on a continuously high
