A Self System Perspective on Young Adolescents' Motivation to Learn English in Urban and Rural Settings

Autor/in	Lamb, Martin
Titel	A Self System Perspective on Young Adolescents' Motivation to Learn English in Urban and Rural Settings
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 62 (2012) 4, S.997-1023 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00719.x
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; Learning Motivation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Metropolitan Areas; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Language Proficiency; Junior High School Students; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ballungsraum; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Indonesien
Abstract	This study examined the motivation to learn English of Indonesian junior high school pupils, 13-14 years of age, in three distinct contexts: a metropolitan city, a provincial town, and a rural district. Utilizing Dornyei's second language (L2) Motivational Self System as the theoretical framework, this study employed a 50-item questionnaire to sample the views of 527 learners, and a C-test to measure their current proficiency in English. Motivation was found to be similar in strength and character in the two urban settings but significantly different in the rural setting. A positive view of the experience of learning English was the strongest predictor of both motivated learning behavior and L2 proficiency, whereas the Ideal L2 self was only a significant factor among the metropolitan group. (Contains 3 notes and 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10