An Analysis of Korean University Students’ Demotivation and Remotivation in the EFL Classroom
This study investigated the demotivation and remotivation factors of English learning for Korean university students in EFL situations. The sample group totaled 175 university students who took various types of English courses. The data collection consisted of a survey with closed questions, and ind...
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| Published in | 영어어문교육, 24(1) pp. 57 - 81 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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한국영어어문교육학회
01.03.2018
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| ISSN | 1226-2889 |
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| Summary: | This study investigated the demotivation and remotivation factors of English learning for Korean university students in EFL situations. The sample group totaled 175 university students who took various types of English courses. The data collection consisted of a survey with closed questions, and individual interviews with a randomly selected sample of the student population. The data was processed by frequency and correlation analysis as well as a one-way analysis of variance based on participants’ TOEIC scores. The findings were split into three categories: remotivation methods, demotivation factors, and remotivation factors. The findings highlighted that low-level students lacked remotivation methods while high-level students used remotivation methods more frequently. The main demotivation factors were lack of basic language ability and the core focus on tests. The leading remotivational factors were triggered by receiving satisfactorily high test scores and future job prospects. Additional significantly different results by student level are noted. KCI Citation Count: 0 |
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| ISSN: | 1226-2889 |