AFGHANISTAN STUDENTS’ MOTIVATIONAL DISPOSITIONS IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN MALAYSIA

Authors

  • Noor Ahnis Othman Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Mohammad Radzi Manap Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nor Fazlin Mohd Ramli Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Aini Akmar Mohd Kassim Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.2485

Keywords:

extrinsic, intrinsic, motivation, Afghan, English as a foreign language acquisition

Abstract

This aim of this study is to investigate the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations among the multidisciplinary Afghanistan postgraduate students in learning English as a foreign language. As postgraduate students sponsored by UNESCO, they are to complete their postgraduate studies in several faculties like Applied Sciences and Pharmacy in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Thirty-one postgraduate Afghanistan students responded the google form questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted from Gardner’s Attitudes/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). The results revealed that the students are extrinsically motivated rather than intrinsically motivated. The results also reflect that they are motivated by the teacher’s personality and pedagogy. There is no difference among the male and female postgraduate Afghan students as far as extrinsic and intrinsic motivations are concerned. Hence, the teaching style and classroom activities are the major motivational factors in learning English. Intrinsically, they also do not believe that knowing English would be able to make them a better person. The results of the present study have echoed previous research studies that highlight the importance of further investigation in extrinsic and intrinsic motivations in Foreign Language Acquisition.

 

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  • Noor Ahnis Othman, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Noor Ahnis Othman is a senior lecturer at Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam. She has taught in the university for almost 30 years. Her PhD is in Language and Distance Education. Besides research writing, she is also an active member in non-profit organization for underprivileged children.

  • Mohammad Radzi Manap, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
    Mohammad Radzi Manap has a PhD in English Language Studies. Being a senior lecturer, he serves at various levels at Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA since 2001. His areas of interest include TESL, Technology in language learning and sociolinguistics.
  • Nor Fazlin Mohd Ramli, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nor Fazlin Mohd Ramli joined the Department of English Language and Linguistics, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, UiTM in 2000. This senior lecturer in has been teaching a variety of English language proficiency courses for Diploma and Degree programmes. Her PhD is in the field of English Language Studies from National University of Malaysia in 2014. Her research interests are online learning, adult learners, metacognitive strategies and instructional design.

  • Aini Akmar Mohd Kassim, Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 45400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Aini Akmar Mohd Kassim has a PhD in TESL. She has taught at Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam for almost 20 years. Her area of interest includes L2 teaching and learning, learning strategies and learner autonomy.

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2019-06-14

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