Earticle

초록

영어

This study investigated Korean university EFL students’ motivation, attitudes and demotivation in relation to their perceived English proficiency, using 11 variables. A total of 279 EFL students, enrolled in 1st-year English, participated in this study. Overall, the students showed high levels of internal motivations, which are assumed to be stronger motives than instrumental motives, and relatively low levels of demotivation, implying that the participants already have potential to be successful foreign language learners. Affect-related variables showed significant and positiv e correlations with the students’ perceived English proficiency levels and cognition-related variables did not show or had very small impact on the students’ perceived English proficiency. Regression data showed that Ideal L2 self explained about 30% of the perceived English proficiency. Thus, students in this study who had higher levels of internal motivation and more positive attitudes to English speakers and English language learning tended to consider their level of English proficiency to be higher and vice versa.

목차

Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1 Factors of motivation, demotivation and attitudes
2.2 Studies of motivation, attitudes, and demotivation in EFL contexts
3. Methods
3.1 Participants
3.2 Instrument
3.3 Procedures and data analysis
4. Results
4.1 Descriptive data
4.2 Correlation data
4.3 Regression data
5. Discussion and Conclusion
References

키워드

저자

• Jee, Min Jung [ The University of Queensland ] First Author
• Byun, Ji-Hyun [ Hannam University ] Corresponding Author

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  언어학연구 [Journal of Linguistic Studies]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1226-9859

• 수록기간

  1996~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 700 DDC 400