Muhammad Ajmal Khurshid2025-11-232025-11-232011https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12195This study investigates the second language motivational orientations of undergraduate students at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. English has been considered the most important second language and the language of all educational institutions and professional fields in Pakistan. Moreover, in all the universities of Pakistan, this language is not only taught but also it is the medium of instruction throughout the academic career. One of the objectives of the current investigation is primarily to find out students’ orientations to learn English language. Secondly, it aims to know the most influencing orientation which motivates the students to learn English as a second language at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Motivational orientation drives not only the interest of second language learners but also guides them in learning a second language, so that the effective method may be adopted to teach them English. Thirdly, the researcher wants to find out if there are any significant gender differences which exist with respect to second language motivational orientations of the selected students. The findings of this study may help academics in designing suitable syllabus and selecting appropriate methodology, in line with the motivational orientations of the students, for English language teaching in the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. The quantitative method of research was followed to investigate the factors of second language motivational orientations among undergraduate students in English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms at UET, Lahore. The structured questionnaire was the tool applied to collect the quantitative data on the topic. For this purpose, the data was collected randomly from 197 students (20 students from each department of selected University). Using descriptive statistics, the mean values of the major motivational orientations were calculated. Further, T test was applied on the gathered data to analyze the difference between males and females in relation to their second language orientations. The findings of this investigation show that the instrumental and extrinsic orientations significantly influence the motivation of second language learners in the context of UET, Lahore, Pakistan. In addition, instrumental orientation has emerged as the most influential one which seems understandable in a Pakistani context because of the fact that English is the most important second language in the country. It is not only the official language of the country but also holds a high status in Pakistani community. Above all, it plays an important role in Pakistani students’ lives because of its vital place in the education system and academic circles of the country. Therefore, the participants of this study believe that their progress in future academic and professional life is impossible without its acquisition. Moreover, the gender can also be distinguished with respect to the motivational orientations of the second language learners. The instrumental orientation of second language learning is more in male than the female participants of this study.enThesis