Abstract
People across the world learn English as a second/foreign language for multiple individual and collective reasons to assume their local and international identities. Various studies have investigated ever-increasing aspects of L2 motivation in various national contexts, however, there has been a serious dearth of studies about the collectivist nature of L2 motivation. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the collective, including national, aspects of L2 motivation in a Pakistani context. Using a qualitative method of inquiry, the researcher interviewed twenty undergraduate students for their detailed views on English language learning motivation. The interview data was analysed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed that Pakistani learners consider English closely associated with their collective aspects of identity which are largely shaped by their national and relational interests. In addition, the domestic and global roles of English also seem to affect the L2 attitudes of Pakistani learners. It may be argued that the participants of this study do not consider English a threat to their national and religious identity. Rather, they view English a vehicle not only to portray a healthy image of their country but also to promote a purposeful intercultural and interfaith dialogue.