Self-determination theory is one of the most established motivational theories both within second language learning and beyond. This theory has generated several mini-theories, namely: organismic integration theory, cognitive evaluation theory, basic psychological needs theory, goal contents theory, causality orientations theory, and relationships motivation theory. After providing an up-to-date account of these mini-theories, we present the results of a systematic review of empirical second language research into self-determination theory over a 30-year period (k = 111). Our analysis of studies in this report pool showed that some mini-theories were well-represented while others were underrepresented or absent from the literature. We also examined this report pool to note trends in research design, operationalization, measurement, and application of self-determination theory constructs. Based on our results, we highlight directions for future research in relation to theory and practice.

自我决定理论是第二语言学习内外最成熟的动机理论之一。该理论产生了若干小理论，即：有机体整合理论、认知评价理论、基本心理需求理论、目标内容理论、因果取向理论和关系动机理论。在提供了这些小理论的最新说明后，我们展示了对 30 年期间对自决理论的经验性第二语言研究进行系统回顾的结果（k= 111)。我们对本报告库中研究的分析表明，一些小型理论得到了很好的体现，而另一些则在文献中的代表性不足或缺失。我们还检查了该报告库，以注意到研究设计、操作化、测量和应用自决理论结构的趋势。根据我们的研究结果，我们强调了与理论和实践相关的未来研究方向。