Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia

Many nations have addressed the need to produce graduates who are multilingual in the effort to compete in the global society. Malaysia has acknowledged the importance of proficiency in a third language in order to develop human capital that drives the k-economy as well as competes in the internati...

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Main Authors:	Zubairi, Ainol Madziah, Sarudin, Isarji
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2009
Subjects:	P Philology. Linguistics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1044/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1044/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1044/1/Motivation_To_Learn_A_Foreign_Language_In_Malaysia.pdf

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spelling	iium-10442019-10-14T02:40:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1044/ Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Sarudin, Isarji P Philology. Linguistics Many nations have addressed the need to produce graduates who are multilingual in the effort to compete in the global society. Malaysia has acknowledged the importance of proficiency in a third language in order to develop human capital that drives the k-economy as well as competes in the international arena. This study investigated Malaysian students’ motivation to learn a foreign language. Triangulation of methods consisting of survey questionnaire, document analysis and focus group discussion were employed for data collection. A survey based on a 16-item questionnaire was formulated and more than 500 students from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) responded to the survey. Responses to the survey were subjected to the Rasch and descriptive analyses in order to capture salient features of students’ responses. The findings of the study indicate that UKM and UiTM students were extrinsically and intrinsically motivated to learn a foreign language. The results of the t-test, however, indicate a significant difference in terms of the motivation of students from the two universities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1044/1/Motivation_To_Learn_A_Foreign_Language_In_Malaysia.pdf Zubairi, Ainol Madziah and Sarudin, Isarji (2009) Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia. GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, 9 (2). pp. 73-87. ISSN 1675-8021 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/abstract%20for%20pp%2073_87.pdf
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description	Many nations have addressed the need to produce graduates who are multilingual in the effort to compete in the global society. Malaysia has acknowledged the importance of proficiency in a third language in order to develop human capital that drives the k-economy as well as competes in the international arena. This study investigated Malaysian students’ motivation to learn a foreign language. Triangulation of methods consisting of survey questionnaire, document analysis and focus group discussion were employed for data collection. A survey based on a 16-item questionnaire was formulated and more than 500 students from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) responded to the survey. Responses to the survey were subjected to the Rasch and descriptive analyses in order to capture salient features of students’ responses. The findings of the study indicate that UKM and UiTM students were extrinsically and intrinsically motivated to learn a foreign language. The results of the t-test, however, indicate a significant difference in terms of the motivation of students from the two universities.
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author	Zubairi, Ainol Madziah Sarudin, Isarji
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title	Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia
title_short	Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia
title_full	Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia
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publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
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Motivation to learn a foreign language in Malaysia

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