Attitude-Motivation of Learning English as L2 - Study Case of Airlangga Linguistics Students Full Manuscript

Abstract

This study aspires to scrutinise the attitude and motivation of Airlangga University linguistics students in learning and mastering English as their L2. Sufficient proficiency and command in English are needed to support the academic success in teaching-learning process, particularly in a university. Through a total of 20 active linguistics students in Airlangga University that had been surveyed, it is found that a plenty of them still do not meet the minimum proficiency that the university has set. There are several factors that affect students’ proficiency in English of the linguistics students in Airlangga University. Through the finding of this research, it is found out that these factors derived from internal motivation of the students and also external factors that keep motivating the students to have adequate proficiency and command in English. To help the linguistics students in bridging their understanding for the teaching-learning materials which are predominantly delivered in English is the main drive of the linguistics students’ motivation to master English as their L2. This research provides students, academics, scholars, and institutions several suggestions and solutions that can be done to overcome obstacles or problems that the learners must face in order to obtain L2 learning achievements. Several things are also suggested in this research regarding what can be done in order to maximise L2 learning process.

Motivations for Primary School Students in EFL Countries to Participate During In-Person English Sessions

“…The attitude of primary school students towards the English language community is one of the main motivations of these primary school students to study English language as a second language. Primary school student attitudes towards the English language communities can be positive or negative [9]. When primary school students studying the English language as their second language have positive attitudes towards the English language community, then the student will be motivated to study the English language to understand the culture of the English language community and be able to live like the community in that English language community.…”

“…Although a teacher is part of the extrinsic English language learning environment, the positive attitude of the students because an internal process which thus makes the students' attitudes intrinsic motivations. Student's internal attitudes towards the teacher form part of the intrinsic motivations that motivate primary school students to learn English language as a second language [9]. Positive attitudes in the primary school student's minds about their teacher make the students love and enjoy learning the English language as their second language.…”