The Role of Motivation in EFL Learning in a Vocational School

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10.2991/assehr.k.200311.012How to use a DOI?

Keywords

motivation, EFL learning

Abstract

There is no doubt that motivation is a very powerful force to second language acquisition as claimed by the experts (de Bot et al,. 2005; Gass and Selinker, 2008; Oxford and Shearin, 1996). In Indonesian context, only a small number of students in high schools are considered as highly motivated in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning, while the rest are less motivated. Hence, this study is aimed at investigating the contribution of motivation in students’ EFL learning in a vocational school in Cimahi. Adopting a qualitative research design through questionnaire and interview in collecting the data, this study revealed that motivation plays a great role in students’ English learning. Students’ desire to master English for the sake of blending into the English speaking communities and in order to get a better job for their future triggered them to find ways to learn English more easily by studying harder and facilitating themselves with any devices which can help them to access English quickly. In conclusion, motivation determines students’ efforts in EFL learning. The higher motivated the students, the bigger efforts they will make in their second language learning.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Rafita Tioria Sianipar
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/13
TI  - The Role of Motivation in EFL Learning in a Vocational School
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education, Society, Economy, Humanity and Environment (ICESHE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 60
EP  - 64
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200311.012
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200311.012
ID  - Sianipar2020
ER  -