Examining EFL Motivation in Japanese Engineering Students  

Oleh:

Johnson, Michael P.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Asian ESP Journal vol. 8 no. 2 (2012), page 79-102.
Topik: motivation; self-efficacy; anxiety; English as a Foreign Language; engineering majors
Fulltext: Untitled5.pdf (476.87KB)

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The purpose of this study was to construct a motivational profile for a specific subpopulation of non-English major EFL and to demonstrate how language learning motivational characteristics vary across cohorts of learners. In order to achieve these goals, a questionnaire was developed and administered to a sample of 320 engineering students at a university in northern Japan. The findings revealed an inconsistent motivational core in the sample which was characterized by a low intensity of motivated learning behavior despite positive attitudes towards learning English, and a stated desire to learn the language. Inferential statistics revealed several variables correlating in both predictable and unpredictable ways, as well as significant variation between cohorts in a number of variables. Implications of these findings and their importance in addressing the specific motivational needs of subpopulations of EFL learners are discussed.

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