Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Part 1: Introducing DMCs and Intensive Group Projects -- 1 Key Threads in the Field of L2 Motivation Research and the Emergence of Directed Motivational Currents -- 2 What Exactly is a DMC? Key Definitions and Core Characteristics -- 3 DMCs in the L2 Classroom: Group DMCs and Intensive Group Projects ('with DMC Potential') -- Part 1 Summary: Next Steps for DMC Research -- Part 2: DMCs Worldwide -- 4 Part 2 Methodology -- 5 Investigating the Wider Relevance and Recognisability of DMCs -- 6 Exploring Commonly Reported Triggers and the Experience of DMCs -- Part 2 Summary: Key Findings, Limitations and Pedagogical Implications -- Part 3: From Theory to Application: Group DMCs in the L2 Classroom -- 7 Part 3 Methodology -- 8 Group DMC Emergence: Assessing the Evidence -- 9 Intensive Group Projects 'with DMC Potential': Refining the Key Criteria for Success -- Part 3 Summary: Key Findings, Limitations and Pedagogical Implications -- Part 4: The Future of DMC Research -- 10 Revisiting the Seven Frameworks for Focused Interventions and the Future of DMC Research -- Afterword -- Appendix 1: Full Questionnaire with Response/Routing Options -- Appendix 2: Student Diary Template and a Sample Completed Page -- Appendix 3: Teacher Journal Template and a Sample Completed Page -- Appendix 4: Traditional School Timetable and the Timetable for Week 1 of the Project -- Appendix 5: Project Framework -- References -- Index