Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English
The aim of this study is to examine the students’ motivation and attitude towards learning English as a second language from four Malaysian higher institutions. A random sampling of 471 respondents participated in this study. Using 28 items of an instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivatio...
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| author | Zulida, Abdul Kadir Rosmahalil Azrol, Abdullah Sarala Thulasi, Palpanadan Siti Sara, Zainal Abidin Siti Salmiah, Muhammad Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed |
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| description | The aim of this study is to examine the students’ motivation and attitude towards learning English as a second language from four Malaysian higher institutions. A random sampling of 471 respondents participated in this study. Using 28 items of an instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), an online questionnaire was distributed to get the data. Students’ motivational level was found to be high with (M=6.37, SD=0.77, M=6.10, SD=0.82). Additionally, the respondents were having positive attitudes in learning English (M=4.07, SD=0.48). With the findings, it is hoped that this can be a guidance for instructors to design a suitable lesson and approach to be used in the language classrooms. |
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| spelling | UMPir324312021-10-20T03:56:16Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/ Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English Zulida, Abdul Kadir Rosmahalil Azrol, Abdullah Sarala Thulasi, Palpanadan Siti Sara, Zainal Abidin Siti Salmiah, Muhammad Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed PE English The aim of this study is to examine the students’ motivation and attitude towards learning English as a second language from four Malaysian higher institutions. A random sampling of 471 respondents participated in this study. Using 28 items of an instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), an online questionnaire was distributed to get the data. Students’ motivational level was found to be high with (M=6.37, SD=0.77, M=6.10, SD=0.82). Additionally, the respondents were having positive attitudes in learning English (M=4.07, SD=0.48). With the findings, it is hoped that this can be a guidance for instructors to design a suitable lesson and approach to be used in the language classrooms. UTHM 2021 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_sa_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/1/Attitude%20and%20Motivation%20of%20University.pdf Zulida, Abdul Kadir and Rosmahalil Azrol, Abdullah and Sarala Thulasi, Palpanadan and Siti Sara, Zainal Abidin and Siti Salmiah, Muhammad and Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed (2021) Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English. Development in Language Studies, 1 (1). pp. 48-55. (Published) https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/periodicals/index.php/dils/article/view/5051 https://doi.org/10.30880/dils.2021.01.01.006 |
| spellingShingle | PE English Zulida, Abdul Kadir Rosmahalil Azrol, Abdullah Sarala Thulasi, Palpanadan Siti Sara, Zainal Abidin Siti Salmiah, Muhammad Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title | Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title_full | Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title_fullStr | Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title_short | Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English |
| title_sort | attitude and motivation of university students in learning english |
| topic | PE English |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/1/Attitude%20and%20Motivation%20of%20University.pdf |
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