TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' MOTIVATION TO LEARN ENGLISH: INTEGRATION INTO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, vol.2012, no.43, pp.130-140, 2012 (SSCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 2012 Issue: 43
- Publication Date: 2012
- Journal Name: HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.130-140
- Keywords: motivation, language learning, Turkish EFL context
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This article explores Turkish university students' motivation and orientations toward learning English in a globalizing world. The study utilizes questionnaire responses and a focus group interview. Factor analysis of questionnaire data revealed three independent orientations, namely, Integration into International Community, Integration into L2 Community, and Academic Orientation. Students' main orientation for learning English was to find a well-paying job, and to stay connected to the rest of the world through media and foreign friends. The article argues that in this globalizing world, Turkish university students want to learn English in order to master a skill which is required to join the international labor market.