Abstract
This study investigated the role of motivation and attitudes in improving Saudi EFL students’ speaking skill. The purpose of the study was to identify the correlation between motivation, attitudes, and the speaking ability of Saudi EFL students and to raise the learners’ awareness of the importance of these psychological factors. The study explored whether the level of motivation and favorable attitudes correlate with the speaking proficiency levels. The Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) questionnaire and structured interviews were the main instruments of the study. The sample of the study consisted of 50 randomly selected female students majoring in English at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The results showed that there was a positive significant correlation between motivation and attitudes, and the speaking proficiency of Saudi EFL students. Based on the results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations for further research.
Highlights
Researchers and linguists have become more interested in investigating certain psychological factors that influence language learning
This study aims at investigating the correlation between motivation, attitudes and the speaking ability of Saudi English as a foreign language (EFL) Students
In order to examine their motivation and attitudes towards speaking English, they were asked to fill an Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) type of questionnaire
Summary
The purpose of the study was to identify the correlation between motivation, attitudes, and the speaking ability of Saudi EFL students and to raise the learners’ awareness of the importance of these psychological factors. This study aims at investigating the correlation between motivation, attitudes and the speaking ability of Saudi EFL Students. This study aimed to raise the teachers and students’ awareness of the role of motivation and attitudes. The purpose of the study was explained to them to ensure they were still willing to be involved in the study and to contribute to the results. Before giving them the questionnaires, the purpose of the study was explained to them
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