Gender differences in motivational orientations of Thai EFL students in the field of science and technology

Name: Megha Chand Dhakal.

Organization : King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok. Department of Languages

LCSH: Sex Differences.

Classification :.LCCS: PE1112.3

LCSH: MOTIVATION IN EDUCATION.

LCSH: Learning Ability.

LCSH: Thai Students.

LCSH: ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Abstract: Motivation plays an important role in learning a foreign language. Gender is also considered an important component in language learning. Many previously done researches have posited the importance of gender difference in the motivational orientations of students. However, gender differences in motivational orientation of university level Thai EFL students have received little consideration. Thus, this study attempted to investigate gender differences in motivational orientation of Thai EFL undergraduate level students of science and technology fields who studied English Conversation 1 course at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) and qualitative inquiry were employed to conclude this study. The findings revealed that EFL students were highly motivated to study English albeit the level of instrumental motivation was slightly higher than integrative motivation. In terms of gender, this study revealed that there isn’t big difference in terms of how motivated both male and female students were although difference lied in the type of motivation they had. It showed that female students had greater level of motivation than males regarding both types of motivational orientations i.e. they had very high level of instrumental and integrative orientations whereas male students seemed to have a very high level of instrumental orientation but a slightly lower level of integrative motivation

King Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library

Address: Bangkok

Email: library@kmutnb.ac.th

Name: King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

Role: funding agency

Created: 2014

Modified: 2019-05-10

Issued: 2019-05-10

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