非英语专业研究生英语学习动机与学习策略相关性之调查研究.docx

非英语专业研究生英语学习动机与学习策略相关性之调查研究
Introduction
TheimportanceofEnglishhasbeenincreasingrapidlyinrecentyearsduetoglobalization,technologicaladvancements,andincreasedinternationalcooperation.Fornon-Englishspeakingcountries,learningEnglishhasbecomeanecessityforacademic,professional,andpersonalgrowth.However,non-EnglishspeakinggraduatestudentsfacemanychallengesinlearningEnglishduetodifferentlinguisticandculturalbackgrounds.Thisstudyaimstoinvestigatethecorrelationbetweenthemotivationandlearningstrategiesofnon-EnglishspeakinggraduatestudentsinlearningEnglish.
MotivationtoLearnEnglish
Motivationisacriticalfactorinlanguagelearning.Itplaysacrucialroleinhelpingstudentsovercomelanguage-relatedchallengesandimprovetheirEnglishproficiency.Motivationcanbecategorizedasintrinsicorextrinsic.Intrinsicmotivationcomesfromwithinaperson,whereasextrinsicmotivationisdrivenbyexternalfactors.InastudybyDornyei(2009),intrinsicmotivationwasfoundtobemoreeffectiveinlearningEnglishthanextrinsicmotivation.Non-EnglishspeakinggraduatestudentswhoareintrinsicallymotivatedtolearnEnglisharemorelikelytoengageinself-directedlearninganduseeffectivelearningstrategies.
LearningStrategiesinEnglishLanguageLearning
Differentlearningstrategiesareusedbynon-EnglishspeakinggraduatestudentstolearnEnglish.Thesestrategiesvaryfromstudenttostudentanddependonindividuallearningstyles,culturalbackground,andlanguageproficiencylevel.Themostcommonlearningstrategiesincludedirectandindirectstrategies.Directstrategiesinvolveexplicitlearning,whileindirectstrategiesinvolveimplicitlearning.InastudybyOxford(1990),itwasfoundthattheuseofdirectstrategiesinEnglishlanguagelearningwasmoreeffectiveinpromotinglanguageproficiencythantheuseofindirectstrategies.
CorrelationbetweenMotivationandLearningStrategies
Thereisasignificantcorrelationbetweenmotivationandlearningstrategiesinlanguagelearning.StudentswhoarehighlymotivatedtolearnEnglishtendtousemoredirectlearningstrategies,suchasmemorization,note-taking,andrepetition,whichareproventobeeffectiveinlan