Investigating Demotivating Factors in Foreign Language Learners: The Case of Non-Iranian Persian Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Vakilifard, Amireza; Ebadi, Saman; Zamani, Mahmood; Sadeghi, Bahador
Titel	Investigating Demotivating Factors in Foreign Language Learners: The Case of Non-Iranian Persian Language Learners
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 7 (2020) 1, Artikel 1690232 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ebadi, Saman)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2019.1690232
Schlagwörter	Learning Motivation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Indo European Languages; Classroom Techniques; Teaching Styles; Language Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Instructional Materials; Educational Facilities; Academic Failure; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Citizenship; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Indoeuropäisch; Klassenführung; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Sprachverhalten; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsstätte; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Staatsbürgerschaft; Ausland
Abstract	Learners' motivation has been widely accepted as a key factor which influences the rate, success, and failure of second/foreign language learning. On the other hand, demotivation is regarded as a flip side of motivation which has negative effects on language learning processes and outcomes. This study intended to examine what factors may demotivate Persian language learners in a classroom. It also investigated the frequency and order of significance of the demotivating factors to find out which factors are the most influential and also explore their relations to gender and level of education of the learners. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, approximately a hundred learners were asked to complete a questionnaire, which included background questions concerning sex, age, level of the study, and the nationalities of the participants on the basis of which five demotivating factors were identified. The findings indicated that while there were no significant differences between male and female participants in terms of some demotivating factors, significant differences were observed between learners at different levels of education with regard to some other demotivating factors. Implications for non-Iranian Persian language learners are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01