The Role of Societal and Contextual Factors in Second Language Learning Motivation:A Perspective from Tertiary Students in Pakistan  

社会和环境因素对二语学习动机的影响——巴基斯坦大学生视角(英文)

作　　者：Muhammad SHAHBAZ 刘永兵[2] 

机构地区：[1]迈季迈阿大学 [2]东北师范大学外国语学院

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2015年第4期451-471,504,共22页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：In recent years, SLA and L2 learning motivation have received extensive attention of researchers and teachers across the globe but the issue remains underdeveloped and there are only some small-scale studies on this subject in Pakistan. Among different factors that affect L2 learning motivation, the current study focuses on exploring differences in L2 learning motivation by college type （private vs. public） and major subject of study （Arts vs. Sciences）. Analyzing the questionnaire data from 547 first year college students, the study singles out different situation-specific factors that account for variation in ESL learning motivation. Results indicate that private college students have a higher motivation level and better achievements in ESL learning as compared to public college students. Public college students have strong instrumental motivation while private college students show preferences for an ideal L2 self. L2 motivation does not differ a great deal between students with different subjects of study but there is a big gap in the achievement of both groups. Arts majors＇ motivation depends heavily on their attitude towards English while science majors are instrumentally motivated to learn English. We also discuss some possible reasons for the differences in motivation and implications of the study for ESL teachers and learners.近年来,二语习得和二语学习动机研究虽然受到了研究者和教师的广泛关注,但是在此方面还有很多问题有待研究,特别是对巴基斯坦的此项研究很少。在影响二语习得动机的不同影响因素中,本研究关注的是不同大学(公立和私立)和不同学科专业(文科和理科)对动机的影响。本研究收集了547份大学一年级学生问卷对不同具体情境因素对英语作为二语学习动机的影响进行研究。研究结果显示私立大学学生比公立大学学生学习动机强且成绩更好。公立大学学生有强烈的工具性动机而私立大学学生偏向于二语理想自我倾向。在学科专业方面,学生二语学习动机没有明显差异,但是在两组学生的成绩上差异明显。文科生学习动机取决于他们对英语的态度,而理科生工具性英语学习动机显著。本文还讨论了产生这些动机差异的原因和对英语教师和学习者的启示。

关 键 词：second language learning motivation public vs. private colleges arts vs. science majors Pakistan 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]