Motivation to Learn English among College Students in Sudan
English Language Teaching; Vol. 5, No. 8; 2012
ISSN 1916-4742 E-ISSN 1916-4750
Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education
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Research on: Motivation to Learn English among College Students in
Sudan
Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida1
1 Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal, Aljouf University, King Saudi Arabia
Correspondence: Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida, PhD, Educational Psycholgy, and Assistant Professor.
Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal, Aljouf University, King Saudi Arabia
Received: March 26, 2012 Accepted: April 24, 2012 Online Published: July 2, 2012 doi:10.5539/elt.v5n8p49 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n8p49
Abstract
This research was conducted to achieve the following objectives: to examine motivation to learn English language among students of faculty of arts, Islamic University-Sudan, to find out if there were significant statistical differences on motivation scores related to both student level and age. To pursue these objectives, the researcher used the descriptive method and a simple random sample consisted of (40) male students was selected.
The scale for measuring motivation was administerd, the collected data were analyzed by using the following statistical tests on (SPSS): T-test for one sample, One-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results indicated that: motivation scores were higher among students, no significant differences were found on motivation attributed to class level, and there was no correlation between motivation and age. At the end of this research, some recommendations and suggestions for future studies were presented.
Keywords: motivation, learning English, college students, Sudan
1. Introduction
Motivation has been widely accepted by both teachers and researchers as one of the key factors that influence the rate and success of second/foreign language learning. Motivation provides the primary impetus to initiate learning English language and
ISSN 1916-4742 E-ISSN 1916-4750
Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education
49
Research on: Motivation to Learn English among College Students in
Sudan
Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida1
1 Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal, Aljouf University, King Saudi Arabia
Correspondence: Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida, PhD, Educational Psycholgy, and Assistant Professor.
Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal, Aljouf University, King Saudi Arabia
Received: March 26, 2012 Accepted: April 24, 2012 Online Published: July 2, 2012 doi:10.5539/elt.v5n8p49 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n8p49
Abstract
This research was conducted to achieve the following objectives: to examine motivation to learn English language among students of faculty of arts, Islamic University-Sudan, to find out if there were significant statistical differences on motivation scores related to both student level and age. To pursue these objectives, the researcher used the descriptive method and a simple random sample consisted of (40) male students was selected.
The scale for measuring motivation was administerd, the collected data were analyzed by using the following statistical tests on (SPSS): T-test for one sample, One-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results indicated that: motivation scores were higher among students, no significant differences were found on motivation attributed to class level, and there was no correlation between motivation and age. At the end of this research, some recommendations and suggestions for future studies were presented.
Keywords: motivation, learning English, college students, Sudan
1. Introduction
Motivation has been widely accepted by both teachers and researchers as one of the key factors that influence the rate and success of second/foreign language learning. Motivation provides the primary impetus to initiate learning English language and