A Comparative Analysis of Demotivation in Secondary English Classes

• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Kim Kyung Ja
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제15권 제4호, 75~94쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

This study was designed to assess demotivation factors and compare the factor between two secondary school student groups It furthermore examined how the factors related to students' L2 proficiency A 31-item questionnaire was completed by 407 junior(JH) and senior high school (SH) students Five factors were extracted through the principal axis factoring Teachers' competence and teaching styles, Dissatisfaction with English classes and grading system, Difficulty of learning English, Lack of motivation and interest in learning English, and Inadequate learning contents Although both JH and SH students did not perceive their English teacher as a strong attribution of demotivation, Difficulty of learning English and Dissatisfaction with English classes and grading system were the two strongest demotivating factors When compared the overall mean scores of each factor between JH and SH groups, significant differences were found in all factors except Factor 4, with SH students reporting stronger demotivation JH students attributed their demotivation to Difficulty of learning English, while SH students attributed that to Dissatisfaction with English classes and grading system Both groups tended to attribute their demotivation to external forces The study also showed that several demotivation factors related negatively to L2 proficiency

키워드

demotivation in learning English levels of study English proficiency