scholarly journals An analysis of students motivation toward English learning as second language among students in Pritchard English academy (PEACE)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
I Wayan Suryasa ◽  
I Gede Putu Adhitya Prayoga ◽  
I Wayan Astu Werdistira
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Learning English

This research aimed at investigating the students’ motivation in English learning as a second language. The method used was a survey by randomly asking the students in Pritchard English Academy (PEACE) to fill out a questionnaire which adapted from Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) designed by R.C. Gardner. The questionnaire was administered to a group of 30 students who come from intermediate until advanced level. The data were analyzed by using SPPS program. It was used to find out mean score and standard deviation. The main findings show that the students are relative “highly” motivated and found to be slightly more “instrumentally” motivated to learn English. This reveals that instrumental motivation is a significant factor among this group of students learning English. Based on this study’s findings, some relevant and useful motivational learning implications are recommended for enhancement and improvement of the students’ motivation.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Students’ Motivation Toward English Learning As Second Language Among Students In Pritchard English Academy (PEACE)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
I Wayan Suryasa ◽  
I Gede Putu Adhitya Prayoga ◽  
I Wayan Astu Werdistira
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Learning English

This research aimed at investigating the students’ motivation in English learning as a second language. The method used was a survey by randomly asking the students in Pritchard English Academy (PEACE) to fill out a questionnaire which adapted from Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) designed by R.C. Gardner. The questionnaire was administered to a group of 30 students who come from intermediate until advanced level. The data were analyzed by using SPPS program. It was used to find out mean score and standard deviation. The main findings show that the students are relative “highly” motivated and found to be slightly more “instrumentally” motivated to learn English. This reveals that instrumental motivation is a significant factor among this group of students learning English. Based on this study’s findings, some relevant and useful motivational learning implications are recommended for enhancement and improvement of the students’ motivation.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Collegiate Students’ Motivation and Its Impact on Attitude for Learning English as a Second Language at Government Degree College Mehar

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Mumtaz Ali Khokhar ◽  
Shoukat Ali Lohar
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Item Number ◽  
Parental Encouragement ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Learning English

Motivation is a great stimuli for learning (Schmid, Palminteri, Lafargue, & Pessiglione, 2010) and learning a second language involves integrative and instrumental motivation (Curral & Marques- Quenterio, 2009). Influences of motivation in interior Sindh, Pakistan, speak volumes of factors. This study investigates the motivation of collegiate students at Government Degree College Mehar for learning English as a second language. Furthermore, to know the factors instrumental or integrative that motivated students for learning English language, the quantitative design was employed to conduct the research. The questionnaire encompasses 20 close ended items which were adapted from Gardener’s AMTB. The questionnaire is based on 5 point Likert scale, and the data were collected from 180 participants at Government Degree College Mehar. Data were analyzed through SPSS. The findings reveal that highest mean of the item number (1) is (4.73) and it reflects participants are instrumentally motivated whereas they are less integrative motivated. The parental influence has also shown positive results. As it is evident from the item number (11) that excelled in mean of the above item as (4.21). The parental encouragement has boosted the interest as well as confidence of the children for learning English language. The students’ over all attitude for learning English language is found greater in the mean item number (9) as (4.42) which all support that instrumental motivation plays major role for learning English at Government Degree College Mehar. The study recommends that functional and practical courses should be added in syllabi to enable students to achieve their instrumental aim and objectives.

The Role of Technology in Audio Text Comprehension for English as a Second Language

2020 ◽  
pp. 212-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Armando Alcaraz-Valencia ◽  
Laura Sanely Gaytán-Lugo ◽  
Sara Catalina Hernández Gallardo ◽  
Rocio Maciel Arellano
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Learning English

This chapter proposes to establish a starting point in the design of technology specialized in the development of listening comprehension skills from a theoretical perspective, when learning English as a second language. Therefore, an exploration about how technologies have evolved in the practice of learning English as a second language was required. Likewise, authors look at fundamental aspects of technology literacy and how this is rooted in users' contexts. From this, they conceptualize the symbolic competence through the ecological theory in order to design a computer-assisted language learning practice. Findings led to the conclusion that a guide on how to build specialized technology in English learning as a second language does not exist. What indeed exists is the application of recycled technology created for other purposes but used for English learning. Authors propose a practice where the meaning is explored through the understanding of what happens in the context by using 3D holograms as an optical illusion.

scholarly journals Language Learning Motivation among Senior High School Students

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Gartika Pandu Bhuana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Second Language ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
School Students ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Senior High School Students ◽  
Learning English

Abstract Motivation is one of main determinant factor in learning second or foreign language. There are two types of motivation, which are integrative and instrumental motivation. Both of them play an essential role of the success in learning second or foreign language. Unfortunately, there is some debate about which kind of motivation is important for second language learner. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the senior high school students’ motivation toward learning English as a second language. The study is quantitative design. The participant of this study was twelve grade students at one of senior high school in Bandung. The data were obtained through questionnaire. The used questionnaire was integrative and instrumental motivation scale of Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) that is adapted by Vaezi (2010). The questionnaire has 5-point scale ranged from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. The data gained then was analyzed using SPSS 16.0. The result of the study showed that senior high school students were instrumentally motivated in learning English as a second language. In their point of view, learning English was important for supporting their future job and career. Keywords: Integrative and instrumental motivation, senior high school students

scholarly journals Motivational Factors that Influence English as a Foreign Language Learners at Quality Leadership University, Panama City, Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 543
Author(s):  
Ricardo Roman Jr. ◽  
Aixa M. Nunez
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Instrumental Motivation ◽  
Learning English

Research in second language acquisition took off in the early 1970s. This study on integrative and instrumental motivation examined the correlation between the two forms in terms of second language acquisition, and the interest it has generated through continued research efforts in language learning. Research to date suggests a possible relationship between motivation and second language learning. The results obtained by this research were determined by two basic types of motivation which play a relevant role in second language acquisition, it also revealed which was the most prevalent motivational factor that influences students in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at Quality Leadership University, Panama. Our objective was to prove that instrumental motivation is more prevalent among students learning English as a Foreign Language in Panama. Although cultural awareness is very much present in the EFL classroom, it too plays a major role with English Language Learners (ELLs). This is a quantitative research study which includes a questionnaire classifying twenty motivational statements into two types of motivation, integrative and instrumental. The study revealed that instrumental motivation was more prevalent among English language learners at Quality Leadership University, Panama. Albiet learning about new cultures has been the driving force with which students approach language learning and students in Panama are not the exception. We can thus conclude that instrumental motivation has been acknowledged as the significant factor by students surveyed and the interest in specific language learning for career advancement, whereas integrative motivation is linked to more general second language acquisition for the benefit of cultural integration.

scholarly journals Advanced ESL Students' Prior EFL Education and Their Perceptions of Oral Corrective Feedback

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 798-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun Jeong Esther Lee
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Culturally Sensitive ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Classroom Experiences ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Oral Corrective Feedback

The author in this study examines how advanced-level adult English as a Second Language (ESL) students’ previous English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom experiences influence their perceptions of their teachers’ oral corrective feedback (CF). It uses in-depth qualitative data to characterize the participants’ prior English learning, and to determine how their experiences influence how they perceive CF in ESL classrooms. Understanding these patterns of perception will enhance ESL professionals’ abilities to create effective and culturally sensitive ESL classrooms.

scholarly journals Student motivation and achievement in learning English as a second language using Second Life

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Goal Orientations ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Extrinsic Goal ◽  
Motivation And Achievement ◽  
Learning English

This study investigates the impact of a 3D virtual learning environment based on Second Life on student motivation and achievement in learning English as a second language. Twenty-one university students participate in this study, with the support of an English instructor. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) was used to evaluate students’ intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation and self-efficacy in Second Life. The pre-test and post-test were used to assess students’ learning achievement. The results showed that students’ intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientations in English learning in Second Life had a positive influence on their self-efficacy. In addition, students’ self-efficacy of English learning in Second Life was found to positively relate to their learning achievement. Moreover, students’ intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientations were found to significantly influence their learning achievement via self-efficacy. In other words, instructors can utilize Second Life to enhance student motivation and achievement in English learning.

Who are the nonresponders to intervention among Chinese children learning English as a second language?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinfang Xu ◽  
Sha Tao ◽  
Shifeng Li ◽  
Wenjing Wang ◽  
Beilei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Learning English

APTITUDE AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 46-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Aptitude Tests ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
And Performance

Recent second language acquisition (SLA) research into the cognitive abilities implicated in implicit, incidental, and explicit learning, and in learning and performance on tasks differing in their information processing demands has prompted new theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing L2 aptitude. This research is reviewed and related to measures of abilities operationalized in existing aptitude tests, as well as to measures of abilities that are the focus of more recent research in cognitive psychology. Finally, prospects for developing aptitude tests to serve the purposes of predicting both early and advanced level language learning success are discussed in the light of the SLA findings and aptitude frameworks reviewed.

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