Predominant research within Chinese academic contexts focusing on students’ L2 motivational factors remain rooted inlarge-scale research that does not draw a distinction between students from different regional group...Predominant research within Chinese academic contexts focusing on students’ L2 motivational factors remain rooted inlarge-scale research that does not draw a distinction between students from different regional groups within Chinese higher educa-tion. This research seeks to focus specifically on a less-studied group within the Chinese College English curriculum: vocationalstudents—especially vocational students studying within an educational institution in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.This small-scale survey(n = 129) was conducted in College English classes to determine if the motivational factors of vocationalstudents remained aligned or distinct from those of their peers across Chinese higher education. Subsequent analysis from the sur-vey findings have shown that while gender differences remain manifested and are aligned with established trends and assumptionspertaining to L2 motivational factors within this context, more research is required to delve into the reasons and rationale behindthe choices made by vocational students in southwestern China within this particular survey instrument.展开更多
This research intends to examine the potential factors that influence the motivation-intrinsic or extrinsic-of freshmen in junior middle schools,hoping to find some effective strategies to motivate them to learn and p...This research intends to examine the potential factors that influence the motivation-intrinsic or extrinsic-of freshmen in junior middle schools,hoping to find some effective strategies to motivate them to learn and promote their autonomy in learning English.Data were collected from 204 students randomly selected from an experimental class by using closed-ended questionnaires.The qualitative results were derived from classroom observations and interviews with five primary school teachers and two junior middle school teachers.The findings provide evidence on the factors that might influence students’motivation;meanwhile,intrinsic motivation and autonomy can be boosted with the full-scale implementation of several effective motivational strategies.展开更多
文摘Predominant research within Chinese academic contexts focusing on students’ L2 motivational factors remain rooted inlarge-scale research that does not draw a distinction between students from different regional groups within Chinese higher educa-tion. This research seeks to focus specifically on a less-studied group within the Chinese College English curriculum: vocationalstudents—especially vocational students studying within an educational institution in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.This small-scale survey(n = 129) was conducted in College English classes to determine if the motivational factors of vocationalstudents remained aligned or distinct from those of their peers across Chinese higher education. Subsequent analysis from the sur-vey findings have shown that while gender differences remain manifested and are aligned with established trends and assumptionspertaining to L2 motivational factors within this context, more research is required to delve into the reasons and rationale behindthe choices made by vocational students in southwestern China within this particular survey instrument.
文摘This research intends to examine the potential factors that influence the motivation-intrinsic or extrinsic-of freshmen in junior middle schools,hoping to find some effective strategies to motivate them to learn and promote their autonomy in learning English.Data were collected from 204 students randomly selected from an experimental class by using closed-ended questionnaires.The qualitative results were derived from classroom observations and interviews with five primary school teachers and two junior middle school teachers.The findings provide evidence on the factors that might influence students’motivation;meanwhile,intrinsic motivation and autonomy can be boosted with the full-scale implementation of several effective motivational strategies.
