Abstract
This research explores the importance of motivation and how it plays an important role in language learning. This motivation can vary from person to person, according to the factors which he or she is surrounded by. Some factors can affect motivation intrinsically or some factors can affect in motivation extrinsically in language learning. The aim of this study is to find out the factors behind Pakistani students’ motivation to learn English. The researcher has used qualitative multiple case study approach, to study fifteen students in order to get the information by conducting interviews. The fifteen students were from three different age groups, and there are 10 to 12 years, 14 to 16 years and 20 to 25 years old. The findings show how the factors affect students’ motivation in language learning. Some of the factors are mandatory subject, students’ participation, teachers’ feedback, and limited study materials. These factors can be helpful to find out the effective way to motivate the students to learn target language, the teachers’ technique and also benefit the involvement of parents in the student’s life.
Highlights
English is acknowledged and thought to be a great opportunity for people and the society they are living in
These factors can be helpful to find out the effective way to motivate the students to learn the target language
1.4 Significance of the study This study focuses on the factors, which affect the motivation for language learning of students of different age groups
Summary
English is acknowledged and thought to be a great opportunity for people and the society they are living in They mentioned that for the global economic purpose, English is used to access into central economic market, mentioned in Chowdhury & Kabir (2014).in the Asian countries, people are learning the language as a foreign language for decades now. Being able to use English language gives better option in job sectors, building a successful career, or going in to foreign country to study for the further study (Rahman, 2005). Current students are not able to communicate or write in Basic English after 12 years of their education that as English as a mandatory subject He mentioned that there is a need of exploring in the nature of motivation when it is closely related to language learning
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