Abstract
Based on the understanding of the 18 second language (L2) learners' English learning histories, this chapter “zooms in” on their English learning processes in private tutoring in their final year of secondary schooling. It first focuses on the learners' decision-making processes regarding their choices of tutorial courses, types of tutoring, modes of the class, costs of the tutorial courses, and reasons for continuous enrolment. The chapter then describes the learners' experiences in English private tutoring regarding their learning processes and learning motivation, from the beginning of the academic year to the period they finished their tutorial courses and were preparing for the high-stakes university entrance examination. Their learners' learning processes and motivation respectively represent the cognitive and affective dimensions regarding their use of language learning strategies. The chapter then highlights key issues emerging from their described experiences and discusses them through the perspectives of the English learners' multiple L2 motivational selves.