A Study of the Motivation of the Chinese College English Learners

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10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_76How to use a DOI?

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motivation; English learning; second language acquisition; Chinese college English learners

Abstract

Learners’ learning motivation is one of the essential concerns in second language acquisition. Researchers have found that motivation is an important factor affecting second language achievement. The existing research on second language learners’ motivation is mainly based on integrative and instrumental motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. However, because these two classifications are proposed from different perspectives, there is still a lack of systematic understanding in the specific analysis of second language learners’ learning motivation. This paper is based on the former research about the classification of motivation, combined integrative and instrumental, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and from two perspectives of learners’ psychology and social culture to analyze Chinese college English learners’ motivation in detail. This paper systematically classifies Chinese College English learners’ diverse and complex motivation into four types: integrative intrinsic, instrumental intrinsic, integrative extrinsic, and instrumental extrinsic motivation. The study found that the above four types of motivation exist among Chinese College English learners, but their proportions differ. It also found that the achievement of interest-oriented is higher than that of external factors. In second language teaching, teachers should understand students’ learning motivation. This paper also puts forward some suggestions for English teaching.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiyin Nong
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/02/13
TI  - A Study of the Motivation of the Chinese College English Learners
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 596
EP  - 605
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_76
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_76
ID  - Nong2023
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