This paper reports a study investigating the relationship between students’ levels of topic interest and their goal orientations in EFL learning. Two scales adopted from the literature related to mastery and performance goal orientations and 42 popular topics used currently in different textbooks were given to 834 9th Grade Vietnamese students for the sampling. As a result of the research, topic interest was identified as being more strongly correlated with mastery goals than with performance goals. Further analyses of the relationships between these two constructs provided insightful understandings for topical textbook design, goal enhancement incentives, and their interactions in ESL learning.
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION INTEREST Individual Interest Situational Interest Topic Interest GOALS Relationships Between Mastery Goals and Performance Goals TOPIC INTEREST AND GOAL ORIENTATIONS THE PRESENT STUDY Research Questions Subject Recruitment Measurements Procedures RESULTS Topic Interest Topic Interest and Goal DISCUSSION THE AUTHOR REFERENCES APPENDIX
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EFL learning in Vietnamgoal orientationtopic-based textbookstopic interest
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.