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The Relationship between Motivation for Learning English as a Foreign Language and English Academic Achievement of Pathein University Students in Myanmar

Naw Oh Mar Khaing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between motivation for learning English as a foreign language and English academic achievement of Pathein University Students in Myanmar. The instruments of this quantitative study were motivation questionnaire from Gardner’s (2004) Attitude/Motivation Test Battery and English midterm test scores for data collection to 382 Pathein University Students in academic year 2020-2021 from Myanmar. The data analysis used Pearson’s correlation coefficient using the Mean (M) and the Standard Deviation (SD). The finding showed that Pathein University Students have had a high motivation level for learning English as a foreign language. However, it was found that there was a negative relationship between Pathein University Students’ motivation for learning English and English academic achievement. The indication can be, there were other factors that contribute to students’ low English academic achievement level and English learning motivation was not one of those.

Keywords: Motivation, English academic achievement, English as a foreign language, Socio-Educational model, Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), Pathein University Students, Myanmar

Introduction

Motivation is a vital aspect of achievement for students’ learning. The achievement goal theory assumed the academic motivation is to be able to understand such as students’ efforts to achievements goals. Many researchers are trying to find students’ motivation levels in the English language and students learning achievement. This study intended to emphasize the relationship between motivation for learning English as a foreign language and the English academic achievement of Pathein university students in Myanmar.

Objectives

The following objectives will be investigated as the major aim of the current study:

1. To determine the motivation level for learning English as a foreign language of Pathein University Students in Myanmar.
2. To identity the level of English academic achievement of Pathein University Students in Myanmar.
3. To verity if there is any significant relationship between the motivation for learning English as a foreign language and the English academic achievement of Pathein University Students in Myanmar.

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Naw Oh Mar Khaing
ELT, Assumption University
sr.ohmar@gmail.com
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