Role of attitude and motivation in learning English language as a second language among undergraduate students in Kotli Azad Kashmir
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2016
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University of Management and Technology Lahore
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This study investigated the role of attitude and motivation in the undergraduate English language learners of university of Management Science and information Technology, Kotli Azad Kashmir. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between attitude and motivation towards English Language learning. Attitude and motivation played a crucial role among English language learners. Therefore it is imperative to enhance motivation in learners from the beginning. Social constructive theory was used as a conceptual framework to support this research study. Quantitative research method was utilized for data collection and analysis. The data was collected from 198 students of University of Management Science and Information Technology, Kotli, Azad Kashmir University. These students were selected with the help of simple random sampling and all of them were undergraduate students of the university. Questionnaire was used as the tool for data collection. The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and descriptive statistics. Significant correlation was observed in the attitude and motivation of the students. The analysis of the data showed that there was a strong correlation between dependent and independent variables of the study. The findings and results of the study revealed that attitude and motivation played a major role among the undergraduate students of University of Management Science and Information Technology in learning English language. At the end, it became evident that learners’ interest in English language and learners’ motivational intensity influenced learners’ learning.
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Supervised by: Dr.Arshad Ali Khan
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Strong correlation, Motivational intensity influenced learners’, M.Phil Thesis