Motivation for learning English at a university level

被引:10
作者
Klimova, Blanka Frydrychova [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hradecd Kralove, Fac Informat & Management, Rokitanskeho 62, Hradec Kralove 50003, Czech Republic
来源
3RD WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES - 2011 | 2011年 / 15卷
关键词
English; evaluation; learning; motivation; questionnaire; university students;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.153
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Teachers always feel frustrated when their message cannot get through to their students, or when they can see that students lose their motivation for learning English. However, motivation has always been a pivotal concept in the study of language learning. Therefore, this paper is devoted to a few issues on motivation in the learning of English at the Faculty of Informatics and Management of the University of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. More specifically, the paper determines several driving forces or incentives which might make students motivated to learn L2. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码:2599 / 2603
页数:5
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