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Chen, Liuying – Educational Gerontology, 2022
There has been a new fad rising in English learning among older Chinese people. By making their motivations clear, we can figure out ways to assist and facilitate their learning. The purpose of this study is to explore the motivations and objectives based on the Self-Determined Theory. To obtain comprehensive data for the study,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kim, Tae-Young; Kim, Yoon-Kyoung – Educational Gerontology, 2015
This study explores motivational and demotivational factors in English learning among elderly learners attending a lifelong education institute located in Seoul, South Korea. A total of 420 elderly learners with limited English learning experience responded to a questionnaire with 47 five-point Likert-type items. In order to investigate what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation