Abstract：Abstract:Based on the categorization of the main ideal L2 selves (IL2Ss) and through the questionnaire survey, paired samples t test and regression analysis, this study examines the intensity of different types of IL2Ss and their effect on motivational learning behavior (MLB) among sample EFL undergraduates from a university in China. The findings are as follows: there is significant difference between the means of the imagined and practical IL2Ss among the samples, but the means dont match their effect power on MLB; there is also significant difference between the means of the Eastern and Western IL2Ss, and the means do match their effect power on MLB. The study implies that its better to construct more identificationinternalized motivations than to explore theoretically as many motivations as possible, and MLB can be promoted effectively by deepening the internalization of motivations.
Key words:ideal L2 selves; types; test
