When Difficulty Motivates (and When It Doesn’t): What Identity-Based Motivation Theory Can Offer to SLA
Invited lecture for the 2026-27 series on Identity and Language Learning by Sophia Strietholt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time
3-4 p.m.
Location
1418 Van Hise Hall
Description
Dr. Sophia Strietholt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will introduce identity-based motivation (IBM) theory, which offers fresh insight into why learners persist, stall, or give up. Her talk situates IBM against other leading theories in the field’s search for a more solid theoretical foundation, showing what this new approach adds and where it can take L2 motivation research next.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email jcmartin4@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, September 24, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.