Korean University Students' Attitudes and Motivation towards Studying English

Autor/in	Geddes, Aaron J.
Titel	Korean University Students' Attitudes and Motivation towards Studying English
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 4 (2016) 4, S.704-715 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; After School Programs; Anxiety; Tests; Student Motivation; Student Surveys; Likert Scales; Private Schools; Incentives; Teacher Characteristics; Teaching Methods; English Curriculum; Language Tests; Test Anxiety; South Korea; Test of English as a Foreign Language; Test of English for International Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Angst; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Schulische Motivation; Schülerbefragung; Likert-Skala; Private school; Privatschule; Anreiz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The main objective of this study was to identify the attitudes of Korean university students towards studying English and to determine if attending after-school English academies has had a negative impact on their attitudes towards studying English. The study also sought to determine if studying English leads to anxiety, and more importantly if important examinations, such as the TOEIC and TOEFL tests were responsible for increasing anxiety. An attempt was also made to see if students were more intrinsically or extrinsically motivated and what the most important reasons for studying English were. Fifty-two university students from a single university were chosen using cluster sampling. Each student was given a survey consisting of twenty-seven Likert-scale and one Likert-type questions, and was also responsible for ranking reasons for studying English. The study found that students had a general positive attitude towards studying English and those who had previously attended private English academies for short periods of time had the most positive attitude towards studying English. It was also found that studying English, as well as studying for TOEIC and TOEFL tests, did not lead to anxiety. As well, it was suggested that while an extrinsically motivated reason, getting a better job, was the most important reason for studying English, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation were found to be about equal. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01