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Motivation and attitudes towards learning english
1. Motivation And Attitudes Towards
Learning English: A Study Of
Petroleum Engineering
Undergraduates At Hadhramout
University Of Sciences And
Technology
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Presenter: Yang, Hao-Ting (Tim)
Instructor: Dr. Pi-Ying Hsu
Date:2013.10.7
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Citation
Al-Tamimi, A., & Shuib, M. (2009). Motivation and attitudes
towards learning English: A study of petroleum engineering
undergraduates at Hadhramout University of Sciences and
Technology. GEMA: Online Journal of Language
Studies, 9(2), 29-55.
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Hadhramout University for Science and Technology (HUST)
its petroleum engineering students have been described as
low-competent in the English language.
Background
Most of the petroleum graduates have been rejected when
applying to work at the oil companies.
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Purpose of study
This study aims at investigating petroleum engineering
students’ motivation and attitudes towards learning the
English language.
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Research Question
Which are the three types of motivation (instrumental,
integrative and personal) could be the primary source of
petroleum engineering students’ motivation towards learning
the English language?
What kind of type of attitude that petroleum engineering
students have towards learning the English language?
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The choices people make as to what experiences or goals
they will approach or avoid, and the degree of effort they
exert in that respect.
(Keller, 1983)
Motivation
Students with higher levels of motivation will do better
than students with lower levels.
(Gardner, 2006)
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An inference which is made on the basis of a complex of
beliefs about the attitude object.
(Likert, 1932)
Attitudes
Positive language attitudes let learner have positive
orientation towards learning English.
(Karahan, 2007)
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Difficulties with the subject (English) aspects such as
vocabulary, structures and spelling were found to be the
most demotivating factors for the students.
(Oashoa, 2006)
Latest idea
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Which are the three types of motivation (instrumental,
integrative and personal) could be the primary source of
petroleum engineering students’ motivation towards learning
the English language?
22. Interview result
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The students have positive attitudes towards learning the
English language and negative attitudes toward the culture
of the English speaking world.
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Conclusion
Instrument motivation was the primary motivation.
Integration reasons had the least impact in students’ English
motivation.
Positive attitudes toward:
The English language
The use of English in the Yemeni social context
The use of English in the Yemeni educational context
The culture of the English speaking world as
represented by English-language films
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All the participated subjects (n=81) were males as there were no
female students in the department. Therefore, the generalization
from the findings should be made with caution.
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Questionnaire
Attitude/Motivation
Test Battery (AMTB)
(Gardner,1985)
Participants
Around 35 students in
workplace English
class
Data Analysis Descriptive statistics
Strongly
Disagree
Moderately
Disagree
Slightly
Disagree
Slightly
Agree
Moderately
Agree
Strongly
Agree
I wish I could speak
many foreign
languages perfectly.
I don’t pay much
attention to the
feedback I receive in
my English class.
Learning English is
really great.
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Participants
Around 5 students in
workplace English
class
Data Analysis
Content analysis
method
1. Their reasons for learning English
2. Their interest to attend more training
courses in English
3. Their attitudes towards the English language and
towards the culture of the English speaking world