A Cross-Cultural Study of the Motivation of Students Learning a Second Language.

Autor/inn/en	Benjamin, Jane; Chen, Yih-Lan E.
Titel	A Cross-Cultural Study of the Motivation of Students Learning a Second Language.
Quelle	(2003), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Students; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Second Language Learning; Spanish; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Test Bias; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Spanisch; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Testkritik
Abstract	This study examined the underlying factor structure of the Motivation Orientation Scale (MOS), determining its degree of consistency across two distinct cultures and identifying variables affecting students' motivation in learning a second language. The study investigated how intention theory with its three motivation orientations, and Gardner's instrumental-integrative model, could cross different cultures in the area of second language learning. Participants were 584 college freshmen from three Taiwanese universities and students enrolled in Spanish classes at a rural Pennsylvania university. Taiwanese students completed the MOS for English as a Foreign Language (EFL), while U.S. students completed the MOS for Spanish as a Second Language (SSL). Results indicated that Taiwanese students had different motivation for learning EFL than did U.S. students learning SSL. The results suggest that the MOS should be revised in order to better fit respondents' cultural backgrounds. The MOS is appended. (Contains 23 references.) (SM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC