ERIC Number: EJ1095541
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Why Do Chinese College Students Learn ESP: An Analysis of Language Learning Motivations within SDT Framework
Liu, Liangxing
English Language Teaching, v9 n4 p92-105 2016
This study mainly investigates the motivational characteristics of Chinese college students learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP). By critically examining and comparing Gardner's (1985) Integrative-Instrumental model and the Self-determination Theory (SDT) by Deci and Ryan(1985), the researcher finds out that the latter one is more comprehensive and applicable to the case of Chinese college ESP learners (the subjects). Thus the researcher develops a questionnaire within the SDT framework to analyze the subjects' motivations. Drawing upon a follow-up statistical analysis, the research discovers the motivational propensities of the subjects. A discussion of corresponding motivational methods to help improve the subjects' ESP learning is provided at the end of the article.
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, English for Special Purposes, Questionnaires, Guidelines, Models, Self Determination, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Motivation Techniques, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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