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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Wang, Tianfa; Malderez, Angi
- Title
- Demotivation: a qualitative study of Chinese English learners at the tertiary level
- Journal Name
- 澳門理工學報
- Pub. Info
- Jun. 2006, 總第22期, Vol.9, No.2, pp. 134-147
- Keyword
- Demotivation；Perceived teacher caring；Epistemological beliefs；self-regulation
- Abstract
- Abstract : This paper is an attempt tp explore demotivation in Chinses English learners at the tertiary-level mainly through in-depth semi-structured interviews with one motivated and two demotivated students. Participants were chosen on the basis of 127 student compositions. The interviews, about 40 minutes in length, were conducted in Chinese, and recorded, transcribed, translated, and coded by the two researchers independently. Inductive analysis of the interview data and other data revealed six major differences between motivated and demotivated students: 1) feelings of belongingness and being cared for; 2）motivational response to test scores; 3) transformation between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; 4) attitudes towards and anxiety over the state exam; 5) epistemological beliefs and cognitive strategies; and 6) self-regulation. What is worthy of special notice is the significant role of perceived teacher caring in (de)motivating students even at the tertiary level. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. Literature review 3. Results 4. Discussion 5. Conclusion