특성화 고등학교 학생들의 영어 학습 동기 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate English learning motivation of vocational high school students and the factors that affect their motivation. A total of 228 students enrolled in a technical high school in Daegu participated in the study. The participants were all male and spread out over three grades. They answered a questionnaire developed by Taguchi, Magid and Papi based on Dorynei’s L2 motivational self system. The questionnaire consisted of 42 items that were categorized into 10 sub-factors. In addition, a semi-structured interview with one of the English teachers working at the school was conducted. The quantitative data analyses reveal that the participants are motivated to learn English to pass tests or get better jobs while they have positive attitudes toward English culture and cultural products. Interestingly, however, the results of the qualitative data analyses somewhat contradict the quantitative analyses. Discussions and suggestions are made for future research and English education for vocational high school students.