Abdul Kadir, Zulida and Abdullah, Rosmahalil Azrol and Palpanadan, Sarala @Thulasi and Zainal Abidin, Siti Sara and Muhammad, Siti Salmiah and Mohamed, Abdullah Adnan (2020) Investigating students’ attitude and motivation in learning English as a second language among four higher institutions in Malaysia. PAROLE - Journal of Linguistics and Education, 10 (1). pp. 72-79. ISSN 2087-345X
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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 instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), an online questionnaire was distributed in getting the data. Students’ motivational level is found to be high with (M=6.37, SD=0.77, M=6.10, SD=0.82). Additionally, the respondents are having positive attitudes in learning English (M=4.07, SD=0.48). With the findings, it is a hope that this can be a guidance for instructors to design a suitable lesson and approach to be used in the class.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Gardner’s Attitude Motivation Test Battery; Investigative Motivation; Instrumental Motivation |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300-2430 Higher education > LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education |
| Divisions: | Center for Language Studies > Department of English Language and Linguistics |
| Depositing User: | Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2022 06:37 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2022 06:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/6243 |
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