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
Alan Bishop教授，现为澳大利亚莫纳什大学（Monash University）教育学院荣誉教授（Emeritus Professor）、维多利亚州数学教育研究会（The Mathematical Association of Victoria）会员．曾在英国剑桥大学教育学院任教长达23年，期间...Alan Bishop教授，现为澳大利亚莫纳什大学（Monash University）教育学院荣誉教授（Emeritus Professor）、维多利亚州数学教育研究会（The Mathematical Association of Victoria）会员．曾在英国剑桥大学教育学院任教长达23年，期间担任过英国数学教育研究学会（The Mathematical Association，UK）主席、英国皇家学会（Royal So-ciety）数学教育委员等职务，主编过多部国际数学教育研究丛书，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.
