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- Title
Language learning among higher education students: an analysis on motivation.
- Authors
Rodríguez Muñoz, María Luisa; Pérez Gálvez, Jesús Claudio; Buyse, Kris
- Abstract
Intrinsic motivation in language learning is ideal to attain successful foreign language learning according to experts (Del-Castillo, 2010; Gilakjani, Leong, & Sabouri, 2012). In order to measure its impact at university level, this paper shows the results of a quantitative study conducted at KU Leuven during the academic year 2021-2022 on motivation in foreign language learning. A total of 479 students participated in a survey designed for this purpose. The methodology was based on a multivariate analysis using the statistical package SPSS v. 25. The research findings show that university students have essentially instrumental motivation for learning foreign languages (FL), which implies that their desire to acquire a second language (L2) is limited to practical purposes. On the other hand, the study has identified a representative segment of students, referred to as "incidental students", who are characterised by not having any clear motivation (neither instrumental nor integrative) for FL. The results lead to recommendations for curricular adaptation to enhance intrinsic motivation in foreign language teaching and learning at university level.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC motivation; SECOND language acquisition; COMPUTER assisted language instruction; EDUCATION students; LANGUAGE acquisition; HIGHER education; INTRINSIC motivation; MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Publication
Research in Education & Learning Innovation Archives (REALIA), 2024, Issue 32, p36
- ISSN
2659-9031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7203/realia.32.27546