Abstract
This research paper aims at to describe the results of pilot study on “A cross sectional investigation of Science and Engineering undergraduates’ motivation towards learning English in Pakistanâ€. The results of this research probably are useful and beneficial in the sense to test the instrument proposed for current study in particular and to provide recommendations for full study in general. Moreover Mix method design both qualitative and quantitative has been proposed for full study. But in piloting study the researchers only administered survey questionnaire in order to test the instrument. The researchers consulted the various studies on learners’ motivational studies and used a modified questionnaire based on the Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) by Robert Gardner and the three stage model of Dorneyi. For the sampling researchers’ selected convenience random sampling taking the names form hat policy was adopted. Questionnaire was divided in three parts, Part one of the questionnaire contained informants’ demographic information. Second part of questionnaire contained ninety six closed ended items, and third part of the questionnaire contain three open ended questions. The population of this pilot study was Science and engineering students from Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering and Technology. For reliability and validity check, all the data was interred in SPSS version 20 and cronbach’s Alpha reliability of questionnaire remained 0.920. This study intended to achieve the following aims and objectives (1) identify the motivational level of Science and Engineering undergraduates’ towards learning English language (2) Establish the factors that effects undergraduates’ motivation towards second language (L2) (3) Compare the motivational level between Science and Engineering undergraduates’ towards learning English language. In later section of paper, a complete visual illustration of demographic information of initial findings based on gender, mother tongue, origin, departments and institutional status is graphically presented. Finally, it is highly recommended from the results obtained from the pilot study that instrument used in this study is valid and reliable and can be confidently used for full study. Due to its excellent level of validity, reliability and suitability
Highlights
The role of motivation has been emphasized in learning and teaching of any subject at all level
The researcher consulted the various studies on learners’ motivational studies and used a modified questionnaire based on the Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) by Gardner (1985), and the three stage model of Dorneyi (1994).The AMTB is an established source which is used in present study to gauge the motivational level of Science and Engineering undergraduates’ towards learning English in Pakistan
Pilot Study Results and Discussion: The instrument which is proposed for pilot study is a questioner, which is in line with attitude motivation test battery (AMTB) by (Gardner, 1985). of paper, researchers discuss about the initial findings and results based on gender of respondents, Mother tough of respondents, Origin of respondents, Department of respondents, Institutional status of respondents
Summary
The role of motivation has been emphasized in learning and teaching of any subject at all level. It rather becomes crucial and significant when it comes the learning and teaching of English as foreign language because it is directly related to the social nature of learner and individual effort (Kobayashi and Viswat, 2007).According to the research study conducted by Oxford and Shaerin (1994), it is identified that success and failure of an individual depends upon the degree of motivation one possesses. The purpose of present study is to highlight results of pilot study on “A cross sectional investigation of Science and Engineering undergraduates’ motivation towards learning English in Pakistan”. The present study intended to achieve the following aims and objectives (1) identify the motivational level of Science and Engineering undergraduates’ towards learning English language (2) Establish the factors that effects undergraduates’ motivation towards second language (L2) (3) Compare the motivational level between Science and Engineering undergraduates’ towards learning English language
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