Intrinsic motivation in Saudi learners of English as a foreign language

Title: Intrinsic motivation in Saudi learners of English as a foreign language
Creator: Moskovsky, Christo; Alrabai, Fakieh
Relation: The Open Applied Linguistics Journal Vol. 2, p. 1-10
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874913500902010001
Publisher: Bentham Open
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2009
Description: The paper presents an experimental study designed to measure levels of intrinsic motivation in learners of English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia. As part of the study, a 27-item structured survey was administered to a randomly selected sample of 55 Saudi learners from public schools and universities. Data collected through the survey were subjected to some basic statistical analyses, such as "mean" and "standard deviation". Based on the results from the analysis, a number of generalizations and conclusions are made in relation to the role of motivation in the attainment of English as a foreign language in the Saudi educational setting. In addition, some recommendations are offered, which may enable Saudi teachers and learners of English as a foreign language to achieve better learning outcomes in an area widely associated by Saudis with lack of success.
Subject: intrinsic motivation; English learners; foreign languages; Saudi Arabia
Identifier: uon:8007
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/916468
Identifier: ISSN:1874-9135
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