Investigating English Reading Motivation across Time

Daftarifard, Parisa; Shirkhani, Servat; Lavasani, Morvarid

doi:10.11648/j.ijll.20140205.13

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“…changing the nature and level over time. Similar conclusions have also been reached in Daftarifard and associates research [22], which also investigated the impact of motivation among university students in Iran. The research of Khansir and associates [23] shows a strong correlation between the socio-economic status of students and the motivation for learning a foreign language.…”

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Instrumental and integrative motivation in teaching English for medical purposes

Marošan

Marković

2019

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Introduction. The aim of this paper is to determine the degree and type of motivation for learning English for specific purposes in the first year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine Novi Sad. The paper presents the results of the research on instrumental and integrative motivation carried out in a sample of 61 first year medical students of the the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad. Material and Methods. The paper is based on a survey carried out during the summer semester of 2017/18. An anonymous survey was conducted through a questionnaire that investigated instrumental and integrative motivation. In addition, the questionnaire included questions on the year of study, semester, number of years of learning English and regularity of attendance. Results. The results are presented in a table and the answers are expressed in percentages. The results were analyzed in two segments, based on the type of motivation that was tested. The research confirmed the hypothesis that medical students had high levels of instrumental motivation, mostly focused on their further advancement in the profession. The research also showed a strong integrative motivation of the respondents and their interest in the elements of culture and civilization of the target language. Conclusion. In conclusion, the possible impacts of this research on practical English teaching for medical purposes should be considered in order to provide guidance for further research.

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2019

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“…Therefore, high achievers possess higher motivation undoubtedly (Ozgur& Griffiths, 2013). In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of literature on relationship between motivation and skills; for example Mori (2000Mori ( , 2001, conducted surveys regarding reading motivation (Daftarifard, Shirkhani& Lavasani, 2014). Generally, Gardner and Lambert (1959) took attention to motivation in the academic environments that achievement is one of the apparent goals in it (Gardner,& Lambert,1959) and motivation became one of the main issues in language learning investigations and L1 reading researches (Dornyei& Ushioda, 2010;Malloy&Gambrell, 2008;Pressley, 2006 as cited in Grabe& stoller, 2013) but there were little attention to motivation in L2 reading.…”

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The following study measures the impact of consistent and sustained oral interaction with native speakers of the target language via remote interaction on macro-linguistic skills of adult learners studying Spanish as a second language at intermediate stages of acquisition. This investigation overcomes deficiencies in previous and current research that focuses primarily on individual learners, acquisition of one grammar point or the use of specific micro-behaviors, as opposed to looking holistically at the impact that interaction with native speakers of the target language has on learners' reading, writing, speaking and listening skills at intermediate stages of acquisition. Participants of this study belonged to either the TalkAbroad-7 group (TA-7G) or the TalkAbroad-2 group (TA-2G). Using the Avant Stamp Test, learners' macro-language skills (i.e., reading, writing, listening and speaking) were quantitatively measured before and after treatment, following a pre/posttest design. Results of the data suggest that consistent and sustained oral interaction with native speakers of the target language significantly impacted learners' listening skills, while also contributing to the development of other macro-linguistic skills. The pedagogical implications of our research, combined with those available in earlier investigations, suggest that a greater focus be placed on listening tasks that build learners' aural skills. Educators and administrators alike should consider curricular changes that require learners to use interactive programs that allow them (i.e., learners) to engage in consistent and sustained oral interaction with NSTL in order to cultivate this fundamental ability.

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Investigating English Reading Motivation across Time

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