“A study of relationship between motivation and self regulated learning processes in english language learning”

Abstract

English language in India is a lot more than just an official language. It has been the language of diplomacy, higher administration, higher education, superior judiciary and Information technology. Students learn better English if they control their learning and learn a language in a positive manner with a better utilization purpose, thus achieving higher social status. Learning that happens through desire, satisfaction and self-generated behavioral willfulness systematically oriented towards attainment of their higher goals and help the subjects to acquire, store and transform new knowledge and information effectively and efficiently. The present study tries to find out a relationship between motivation and self-regulated learning process and English Language Learning. The objective of the study is to find out the relationship between motivational and Self-Regulated Learning Processes in English Language Learning of secondary school students. For this study, the investigator has taken a survey method with correlation design and selected 400 students of both government and private schools including boys and girls. For investigation, researcher constructed a self-made tool; motivation scale and a self-regulated learning process 5 point scale and administered on students. In order to analyze the data, the methods of central tendency put in use were mean, Standard deviation and coefficient of correlation. The results of the study show that there is a significant correlation between motivation and Self-regulated Learning Process in English Language Learning.