Attitude and Motivation of University Students in Learning English

• Main Authors: Zulida, Abdul Kadir, Rosmahalil Azrol, Abdullah, Sarala Thulasi, Palpanadan, Siti Sara, Zainal Abidin, Siti Salmiah, Muhammad, Abdullah Adnan, Mohamed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: UTHM 2021
• Subjects: PE English
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/1/Attitude%20and%20Motivation%20of%20University.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/; https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/periodicals/index.php/dils/article/view/5051; https://doi.org/10.30880/dils.2021.01.01.006

The aim of this study is to examine the students’ motivation and attitude towards learning English as a second language from four Malaysian higher institutions. A random sampling of 471 respondents participated in this study. Using 28 items of an instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), an online questionnaire was distributed to get the data. Students’ motivational level was found to be high with (M=6.37, SD=0.77, M=6.10, SD=0.82). Additionally, the respondents were having positive attitudes in learning English (M=4.07, SD=0.48). With the findings, it is hoped that this can be a guidance for instructors to design a suitable lesson and approach to be used in the language classrooms.