DO THE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT MAJORS DIFFER IN MOTIVATION TYPE TOWARDS LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
FARKLI BÖLÜMLERDEN ÖĞRENCİLER YABANCI DİL OLARAK İNGİLİZCE’Yİ ÖĞRENİRKEN MOTİVASYON TÜRÜNDE FARKLILIK GÖSTERİRLER Mİ?

Author : Suna ALTUN
Number of pages : 67-77

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether students from different majors differ in motivation type towards learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). While the motivation type was the independent variable, the program that students were studying in was the dependent one in this research. The participants of this study were 170 students from five different programs at a private university in İstanbul, Turkey. The participants were asked to answer a 20-item questionnaire which aimed to identify their integrative and instrumental motivation towards learning EFL. The collected data was analysed through SPSS. The results demonstrated that the students studying at different programs did not differ in integrative motivation towards learning EFL. However they differed in instrumental motivation. Students from Aviation Technology program (ATP) had higher instrumental motivation than students from Psychological and Counseling Guidance (PCGP) and Nursing (NP) programs. It is assumed that EFL has an important role for students studying at ATP to understand the materials of the program they study in and to find a job after graduating. It is expected that the findings will be a source for instructors and the institution to use the appropriate materials and strategies to motivate their students.

Keywords

Instrumental motivation, integrative motivation, major

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