An Investigation of University Engineering Students' Attitudes and Motivation in Correlation to Their Identity Formation in the Learning of EFL in a Multilingual and Multicultural Context

Autor/inn/en	John Peter Wappa; Ilkay Gilanlioglu
Titel	An Investigation of University Engineering Students' Attitudes and Motivation in Correlation to Their Identity Formation in the Learning of EFL in a Multilingual and Multicultural Context
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 14 (2024) 2Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (John Peter Wappa) ORCID (Ilkay Gilanlioglu)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/21582440241259002
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Engineering Education; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Correlation; Self Concept; Cultural Pluralism; Multilingualism; English Language Learners; Student Characteristics; English (Second Language); Individual Development; Influences; Foreign Countries; College Students; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Korrelation; Selbstkonzept; Kulturpluralismus; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Individuelle Entwicklung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Ausland; Collegestudent; Zypern
Abstract	The study investigated engineering students' attitudes and motivation in relation to their identity formation during the learning of EFL in a multilingual and multicultural context. It adopted a Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) based on Dörnyei's L2 Motivational System framework. In this study, a mixed-methods approach was applied, with an ordered logistic regression technique for the quantitative part and content analysis for the qualitative part. The study revealed that engineering students' characteristics such as gender, age, learners' attitudes toward the L2 community, and nationality were influential factors in constructing their identity in a multilingual and multicultural context. In addition, they were found to be motivated to learn EFL for some pragmatic benefits, leading to positive attitudes toward EFL learning in such a context. They easily construct their identity because of their linguistic and cultural exposure. It is recommended that EFL be taught to all university students irrespective of their course of study, to fit perfectly into the globally diverse labor market of society. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2025/2/06