Language Learning Investment in Higher Education: Validation and Implementation of a Likert-Scale Questionnaire in the Context of Compulsory EFL Learning

被引:5
作者
Dauzon-Ledesma, Leonor [1 ]
Izquierdo, Jesus [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Juarez Autonoma Tabasco, Div Acad Educ & Artes, Ave Univ S-N, Villahermosa 86040, Tabasco, Mexico
关键词
learning investment; language learning; higher education; motivation; needs; engagement; agency; L2 quantitative research; FOREIGN-LANGUAGE; IDENTITY; ENGLISH; STUDENTS;
D O I
10.3390/educsci13040370
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Second language learning investment relates to the willingness and effort of learners to develop language competencies which will give them a good return in terms of personal or professional benefits. Research has often explored learning investment through learners in the target language context or language teachers. This study, however, explores learning investment with undergraduate learners who are obligated to learn English as a foreign language, regardless of their future profession. To this end, a Likert-scale questionnaire was first designed to examine four investment dimensions which have been identified in previous qualitative research: motivation, necessity, engagement and agency. For validity and reliability purposes, the questionnaire was administered to six second language research professors and 41 students who completed three compulsory English courses in a BA in Inclusive Education. Content, construct and convergent validity procedures were implemented to test the investment dimensions. Regarding reliability, equivalent forms were used to check the stability of answers and to avoid primacy and fatigue effects. In addition, internal consistency and inter-item correlations were checked through Cronbach Alpha coefficients. After the validity and reliability procedures, the four dimensions of learning investment were explored among the language learners. The statistical analyses revealed favorable motivation and engagement results. Nonetheless, they raised some concerns regarding necessity and agency.
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