A Study of Language Learning Motivation and L2 Anxiety in Saudi Military Cadets

Alqahtani, Ali Falah

doi:10.21125/edulearn.2018.0507

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“…Finally, the correlation analysis revealed a linear relationship between the students' perception of being competent in L2 and aspects of their L2 motivation (the IL2S, the LLA, and the ILE). Such findings are in line with a number of L2 motivation studies such as Alqahtani (2018b) and Papi (2010). Furthermore, the regression analysis also showed that the LLA was one of the best predictors of the students' self-perception as competent English users.…”

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“…The results of a number of studies reveal an even stronger impact (Alqahtani, 2017b;Csizér & Kormos, 2009;Islam, Lamb, & Chambers, 2013). The L2LE has been referred to using a number of terms interchangeably; for example, "Language Learning Attitudes" (LLA) (Alqahtani, 2018a;2018b), "Attitudes to L2 Learning" (You, Dörnyei, & Csizér, 2016), "Attitudes to Learning English" (Islam et al, 2013), and "L2 Learning Attitude" (Csizér & Kormos, 2008b). In this study, the third construct of the L2MSS is referred to as LLA.…”

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“…Of the three constructs of the L2MSS, the IL2S is the most salient because it has been found in almost all the previous studies that it is the most significant variable in predicting the learning effort of L2 students (Alqahtani, 2018b;Csizér & Kormos, 2009;Kormos, Kiddle, & Csizér, 2011;Taguchi, Magid, & Papi, 2009). In some studies, the IL2S accounted for more than 40% of the variance in the learning effort of L2 students, such as 45% in Alqahtani's (2018a) study.…”

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“…The author used a 5-point Likert-scale questionnaire that he had administered in a previous study to measure the students' L2 motivation and their PSC (Alqahtani, 2018b). The participation of the students in this study was on a voluntary basis.…”

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The Relationship between the Saudi Cadets’ Learning Motivation and Their Vocabulary Knowledge

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2020

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This paper is a report on the study of the relationship between foreign/second language (L2) motivation and vocabulary knowledge. The population of the study is the cadets of a military academy in Saudi Arabia who study English as a foreign language. The total number of participants is 195 Saudis. The author uses the L2 Motivational Self System to investigate the cadets’ L2 motivation and the vocabulary test “X-Lex” (Meara & Milton, 2003) to measure their vocabulary size (VS). The correlation analysis shows a positive moderate statistical correlation between the students’ L2 motivation and their VS because the Ideal L2 Self, the Language Learning Attitudes, and the Intended Learning Effort had a linear relationship with the VS. Nevertheless, the regression analysis reveals that none of these motivational scales is a predictor of the students’ VS. Finally, the correlation analysis and the regression analysis disclose a statistically significant correlation between the Saudi cadets’ self-perception as competent English users and their L2 motivation as well as their VS.

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The Relationship between the Saudi Cadets’ Learning Motivation and Their Vocabulary Knowledge

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“…In relation to this point, Alqahtani's (2015) research stands out, inasmuch as it involved participants from the same linguistic, sociocultural, and educational background as the research re-ported here. Once again, Alqahtani found a link between self guides and intended learning behavior, although, in his study, language learning attitudes were a better predictor of intended learning behavior.…”

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The L2 Motivational Self System and L2 Achievement: A Study of DNTU's Students

Loan

2023

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The study detailed in this article investigates the connection between the L2 competency level of Vietnamese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and Dörnyei's (2005, 2009) Second Language Motivational Self System (L2MSS). Descriptive and inferential analyses of the collected data revealed expected—that the components of the L2MSS were a good predictor of the learners’ intended learning efforts. However, the study also established that in this learner population, these components were not consistently correlated with L2 achievement. The findings can be treated as evidence that self-reported motivation does not always have behavioral consequences.

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Willingness to Communicate and English Language Proficiency in Saudi Military Cadets: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Alqahtani

2023

Migrat. Lett.

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This study used structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the internal structure of a number of variables: L2 anxiety, L2 perceived competence, and L2 willingness to communicate and to examine their impact on the frequency of using L2 in L2 speaking situations. In addition, the study also examined the influence of the students’ English language proficiency on the relations among these variables. The sample of the study was 112 Saudi military cadets studying English as a foreign language. The study found that the willingness of the Saudi EFL learners to communicate in English was directly affected by their perception of L2 competence and indirectly by their L2 anxiety. In addition, the influence of the L2 anxiety on the students’ perception of their L2 competence was direct. Furthermore, the frequency of using English in L2 speaking situations was directly impacted by the willingness of the Saudi EFL learners to communicate in L2. Finally, the analysis revealed that the English language proficiency of the Saudi students had no effect on the relations among the variables of the model.

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A Study of Language Learning Motivation and L2 Anxiety in Saudi Military Cadets

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The Relationship between the Saudi Cadets’ Learning Motivation and Their Vocabulary Knowledge

The Relationship between the Saudi Cadets’ Learning Motivation and Their Vocabulary Knowledge

The L2 Motivational Self System and L2 Achievement: A Study of DNTU's Students

Willingness to Communicate and English Language Proficiency in Saudi Military Cadets: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

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