Historical Development of English Learning Motivation Research: Cases of Korea and Its Neighboring Countries in East Asia - 21 (1st Edition 2021)

This book clarifies the fundamental difference between North America-based instrumental motivation and Korea (and East Asia)-specific competitive motivation by which the EFL learners' excessive competition to be admitted to famous universities and to be hired at a large-scale conglomerate is the main source of L2 motivation.

It enables readers to understand that EFL-learning motivation reflects unique sociohistorical contexts grounded in a specific region or country.

This book in turn necessitates the need to develop EFL motivation theory and research tradition which are firmly based on East Asian values and culture.