Investigating the Factors that Demotivate English Foreign Language Students: The Case of Master I Students in the Department of English at Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou.
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2017
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
Abstract
This dissertation aims at identifying the demotivating factors which impede the
process of foreign language learning. The present research look for the internal and
the external factors that stand in the way of Master I students at MMUTO department
of English, as well as which one of the two types is the mostly frequent. This study is
build around the theoretical framework on demotivation advanced by Sakai and
Kikuchi (2009). The procedures of gathering data is mixed one ; that is to say, it
combines the quantitative and the qualitative method. The research tools used are a
questionnaire ; distributed to a hundred Master I students and a structured interview
conducted with 9 teachers of the same level. The findings show that the external
factors that demotivate Master I students are : the teacher, the learning environment, the
course content, the school facilities and the job opportunities. Whereas, the internal
demotivating factors are mainly shyness, nervousness lack of self-confidence and lack
of interest. Another conclusion emerged in this study is the fact that the overwhelming
majority of our participants affirm that the most recurrent factors are the external one . To
solve this problem that gets in the way of students academic achievements, teachers
advance some solutions such as communication, consideration and positive feedback.
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67p.:ill;30cm.(+cd)
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Demotivation ( internal/intrinsic, external/extrinsic ), English Foreign Language. Sakai and Kikuchi (2009).
Citation
Didactique des Langues Etrangères