This article explores the motivation to learn German for learners already proficient in English as a second language. Discussed are parts of the findings of an empirical study investigating the motivation of 12 Chinese students to study German as a major at a university in Hong Kong. The data collected for the duration of two academic semesters through interviews and diary entries indicated that language learning was seen as a practice through which students attempted to attain a certain kind of individuality. By drawing on Foucault's concept of ethical self-formation, an alternative theoretical framework was designed to analyse the students' reason for learning German, which were investigated under the four themes characteristic of Foucault's ethical self-formation: (a) what parts of the learners' selves are concerned with learning German? (b) what ethical values and beliefs do learners attach to their learning German? (c) how do learners apply German in their daily life? and (d) what are the learners' goals for learning German? Given the significance, the learning of an additional language was ascribed to the development of the students' selves, the article recommends a pedagogy that stronger integrates aspects of self-formation into language teaching.
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背景：香港近年大力推行的教育改革，銳意發展學生的創造思維能力，但要培養有創意能力的學生，我們極需一批充滿創意的教師。但是過去的研究指出很多教師都不懂得如何發展學生的創意。
目的：本研究以發展教師創意教學和學生的創意能力為主要目標。整個學習過程的構想，以托蘭斯的孕育模式為理論主線，教學過程經過了預期、深化和延伸三個階段，層層遞進，期望能幫助教師達到最有效的教學效果。
研究對象：對象包括四所學校的小四、小五、小六、中一、中二和中三的教師和學生。
研究方法：以教學實踐和分析為主，所有教學設計都由有關級別教師試教。整個研究分兩年四期進行，研究人員主要通過觀課、討論和學生作品來評核學習成果。
研究結果：本研究剛完成第一和第二階段，所以報告集中討論第二階段某中學的教學實踐情況和學習成效。通過迴旋上升的學習過程，學生不僅理解新詩內容，發展聯想能力和變化能力，並嘗試創作新詩，部分學生對詩歌產生濃厚興趣，課後仍能持續自我閱讀。
總結：教師是學生學習的輔導者，所以教師本身對教學專業投入與否，願意嘗試新的教學法與否，都影響學生學習動機和態度。托蘭斯孕育模式創意教學包括了準備、深化和延續發展的三個階段，是發展創意教學中較完整的模式。
Background: In 2000, Hong Kong launched the Education Reform. One of the main objectives is to foster the creativity of the students. Nonetheless, we need a team of creative teachers who will help develop the creative skills of students. Past research shows that many teachers do not know how to develop the creative skills of their students.
Aims: This project aims to enhance teachers' awareness of a more "creative" pedagogical approach and to develop students' creative skills. Torrance's Incubation Model in Creativity is the underpinning theory in developing these language lessons. This model includes a 3-step learning process: arousing expectation, digging deep and extending learning experience. When we plan the lessons, we have a clear focus on developing students' creativity, and to help teachers teach effectively.
Objects: Teachers and students in primary from primary five, primary six, secondary one, two and three from four schools are included in this project.
Method: The preparations of lessons are participated by teachers and researchers. The lessons had been implemented by all teachers concerned. The project is divided into 4 stages in two years. The assessment of the project includes class observation, discussion with teachers and works of students.
Results: The first two stages of this project have been completed. This article focuses on the implementation of a unit teaching in the form 1 class

A personal retrospect on language learning of mother tongue, followed by more than five foreign languages, is described by the author, who finds that being immersed in a language community excels the mastery of that language.