Ron Darvin|Bonny Norton
Investment and motivation in language learning: What's the difference?
Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of British Columbia
year 2020 marked 25th year since bonny norton published influential tesol quarterly article social identity investment language learning norton peirce 1995 fifth year since darvin norton 2015 coauthored identity model investment applied linguistics annual review applied linguistics time nortons 1995 piece published investment motivation conceptually imbricated often collocated hold two different lenses investigate reality learners choose learn additional language l2 2015 article made case important ask question students motivated learn language equally productive ask students invested language practices classroom community darvin amp norton 2015 p 37 recognize relationship language teachers learners unequal teachers hold power shape practices diverse ways teachers bring classroom personal histories knowledge also worldviews assumptions darvin 2015 may may align learners relations power learners also unequal norton toohey 2011 p 421 note language learner may highly motivated may nevertheless little investment language practices given classroom community may example racist sexist elitist antiimmigrant homophobic alternatively language learners conception good language teaching may consistent teacher compromising learners investment language practices classroom thus language learner despite highly motivated may invested language practices given classroom