JALT2025 - Tokyo

Engaged or Resistant? Discover Your Learners’ Motivation

Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 PM

1h

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Practice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes) Psychology and Language Learning Room 305

Speakers

Gabriela Schmidt (JALT CEFR LP SIG President) Joseph Shaules (Keio University) Robinson Fritz (Kyushu University) Sumiko Miyafusa (Toyo Gakuen University)

Description

This workshop introduces a research project exploring the dynamic nature of foreign language motivation, focusing on engagement (approach motivation), resistance (avoidance motivation), and mixed states—an interplay between engagement and resistance. Participants will learn about the Linguaculture Motivation Profiler, a psychometric tool developed by the team, and gain insights from findings on Japanese university students' motivation to learn English. The workshop also invites participants to join an international study comparing motivational dynamics across multiple countries.

Summary

This workshop introduces a research project exploring the dynamic nature of foreign language motivation, focusing on engagement (approach motivation), resistance (avoidance motivation), and mixed states—an interplay between engagement and resistance. Participants will learn about the Linguaculture Motivation Profiler (LMP), a psychometric tool developed by the team, and gain insights from findings on Japanese university students' motivation to learn English. The workshop also invites participants to join an international study comparing motivational dynamics across multiple countries.