The Relationship between Extrinsic/Intrinsic Motivation and Language Learning Strategies among College Students of English in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Hsin-Hui Chang, 張心慧
• Other Authors: Yi-Lan Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hmf4q7

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 應用英語學系碩士班 === 93 === The purpose of the study is to investigate the language learning motivation and learning strategies and the relationships between these two variables among college students of English in Taiwan. Deci et al.’s (1985) self-determination theory was adapted in the study to discover students’ learning motivation. A total of 307 English majors participated in the research. The instrumentation for assessing learners’ motivation and learning strategies was adopted from Deci et al’s motivational scale and Oxford’s SILL (Strategy Inventory for Language Learning). Factor Analysis and Pearson Product-moment correlation analysis was used to compute the results. The results of the study showed that, the most frequently type of motivation was external motivation; and the most frequently used strategy was evaluating and planning strategy; and that both intrinsic motivation and identified motivation correlated highly to all of the four learning strategies. Besides, it was shown that cognitive strategies were related to all the five types of learning motivation. Based on the results, the study suggested that teachers try to understand learners’ learning motivation and their use of strategies so as to provide them the appropriate learning material and the appropriate learning strategies which may enhance their language learning.