Factors Affecting Attitudes of EFL Learners toward English Classes and the Moderating Effect of the Ideal L2 self
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The present study aims to investigate the attitudes to English classes among the students majoring in English Education (EE) and English Language and Literature (ELL) in the EFL environment and the motivations that affect these attitudes. While both student groups are majoring in English, only the EE students were hoping to become English teachers in the future. Therefore, it was analyzed the difference between the attitudes of the students of the two groups toward English classes. This study used a questionnaire based on motivation provided by Gardner (2004) and several new concepts proposed in previous SLA studies. The results of regression analysis demonstrated the differences in the motivation factors between the two groups. The most important finding of this study was that there were differences in the attitudes to English classes between the two student groups according to the Ideal L2 self, as well as differences in motivation factors affecting those attitudes. The present study concludes with a discussion of implications of our results for further research.
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The present study aims to investigate the attitudes to English classes among the students majoring in English Education (EE) and English Language and Literature (ELL) in the EFL environment and the motivations that affect these attitudes. While both student groups are majoring in English, only the EE students were hoping to become English teachers in the future. Therefore, it was analyzed the difference between the attitudes of the students of the two groups toward English classes. This study used a questionnaire based on motivation provided by Gardner (2004) and several new concepts proposed in previous SLA studies. The results of regression analysis demonstrated the differences in the motivation factors between the two groups. The most important finding of this study was that there were differences in the attitudes to English classes between the two student groups according to the Ideal L2 self, as well as differences in motivation factors affecting those attitudes. The present study concludes with a discussion of implications of our results for further research.
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