![]() There was a significant increase in the correlation of Item 48-Identification (from the Integrativeness scale) and ILE (Intended Learning Effort) from T1 to T2. T-tests of Japanese student data showed significant increases in the means of Ideal L2 Self, International Empathy, and Linguistic Self-Confidence, and a large effect size for Interest in the English Language (IEL), as well as a significant decrease in Integrativeness. This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study used the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) questionnaire (Dörnyei & Taguchi, 2010) with three added scales from Ryan (2008), to measure change in variables related to motivation to learn English. In this study, students used video posts (consisting of a video recording of a student speaking while looking directly into the lens of a webcam, as well as the text of the recording, and images) as the main form of communication. This study of a 10-week Japan-Canada university online intercultural exchange investigated the motivation to learn English of 17 Japanese participants (engineering majors). ![]()
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