Sunday, 2 November 2008

Research (Background-Method)


Background

Motivation plays a key role in foreign language learning. It is widely accepted among language teachers that motivation plays a significant role in language learning. It is one of the key factors which influence the success or failure of learning a second foreign language. As we know there are two different motivation style, Inside force motivation and outside force motivation such as teachers, university, It’s useful to discover what kind of motivation students are in this course for find out which activities are more useful for motivate them to learn English. Also Pre-sessional English course is conditioned to start degree in London Metropolitan University .less is known about how this course and teachers in London Metropolitan University motivate students to learn English in this course and which activities are more useful for motivate them to learn English.

Aim

The purpose of this research is to find out how much pre-sessional English course motivates international students to learn English. Secondly, we were interested in looking at how individual students motivate themselves to make progress with their language studies. Do students recognize that motivation needs to be an intrinsic force, or do they feel it should come from outside (from their teachers, from the University, from their parents)?

Method

The Sample

The sample size was 40; these respondents were of different ages and genders and from different nationalities. They were all students of London Metropolitan University in Pre-sessional English course.

Data collection

This was carried out through the use of questionnaire. At first the question was trialled with sample of 4 students. A new improved questionnaire was then divised.This covered 6 question about what kind of motivation students are, how do student feel the motivation to learn English from their teachers, How much do they agree with three different activities in the Pre-sessional English class, how much important and influence seven different learning materials for students in this course and what kind of tutorial is more useful for students in pre-sessional English course in London Metropolitan University?

1 comment:

Steve said...

Background

Motivation plays a key role in foreign language learning. It is widely accepted among language teachers that motivation plays a significant role in language learning. It is one of the key factors which influence the success or failure of learning a second foreign language. As we know there are two different motivation style, Inside force motivation and outside force motivation such as teachers, university, [YOU NEED TO USE A FULL STOP HERE, NOT A COMMA] It’s useful to discover what kind of motivation students are in this course [IN WHAT COURSE?]for find out which activities are more useful for motivate them to learn English. Also Pre-sessional English course is conditioned to start degree in London Metropolitan University .less is known [LESS THAN WHAT? DO YOU MEAN LITTLE?]about how this course and teachers in London Metropolitan University motivate students to learn English in this course and which activities are more useful for motivate them to learn English.

AimS

The purpose of this research is to find out how much THE pre-sessional English course motivates international students to learn English. Secondly, we were interested in looking at how individual students motivate themselves to make progress with their language studies. Do students recognize that motivation needs to be an intrinsic force, or do they feel it should come from outside (from their teachers, from the University, from their parents)?

GOOD AIMS!

Method

The Sample

The sample size was 40; these respondents were of different ages and genders and from different nationalities. They were all students of London Metropolitan University in Pre-sessional English course.

Data collection

This was carried out through the use of questionnaire. At first the question was trialled with sample of 4 students. A new improved questionnaire was then divised.This covered 6 question about what kind of motivation students HAVE, how do student feel ABOUT THEIR motivation to learn English from their teachers, How [CAPITALS?]much do they agree with three different activities in the Pre-sessional English class, how much important and influence seven different learning materials for students in this course and what kind of tutorial is more useful for students in pre-sessional English course in London Metropolitan University?