How motivation and enjoyment spread their wings during English Foreign Language learning: A pseudo-longitudinal investigation into Moroccan learners

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL

Learning and Motivation Pub Date : 2024-01-20 DOI:10.1016/j.lmot.2024.101962

Jean-Marc Dewaele , Rachid Meftah

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Abstract

The current study uses a pseudo-longitudinal design to investigate the trajectory of three lower-order dimensions of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE): FLE Teacher, FLE Personal and FLE Social (Botes et al., 2021) as well as 11 items/scales reflecting attitudes and motivation in the mini- Attitudes/Motivation Test Battery (Tennant & Gardner, 2004) of 85 Beginner, 322 Intermediate and 95 Advanced Moroccan English Foreign Language learners. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. One-way ANOVAs revealed a significant but non-linear increase for the values of three FLE dimensions across skill levels. Further one-way ANOVAs showed that the values of seven positively oriented motivation scales increased significantly and that the two anxiety scales decreased significantly across skill levels (very small effect sizes). Scheffé post-hoc tests confirmed that the strongest increase happened between Beginner and Intermediate levels for the FLE dimensions before levelling off at an Advanced level. This non-linear pattern was less clear-cut for the motivation scales. Correlation analyses revealed stronger relationships between the FLE dimensions and motivation scales at higher skill levels. We argue that FLE and motivation gradually reinforce each other at high skill levels. Some pedagogical implications are formulated.

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在英语外语学习过程中，动机和乐趣如何展翅高飞：对摩洛哥学习者的假纵向调查

本研究采用伪纵向设计，调查外语学习乐趣（FLE）三个低阶维度的轨迹：FLE教师、FLE个人和FLE社会（Botes等人，2021年），以及反映85名初级、322名中级和95名高级摩洛哥英语外语学习者的态度和动机的11个项目/量表（Tennant & Gardner, 2004）。数据是通过在线问卷收集的。单因素方差分析显示，不同技能水平的 FLE 三个维度的数值有显著但非线性的增长。进一步的单因素方差分析显示，在不同的技能水平中，七个积极导向的动机量表的数值显著增加，而两个焦虑量表的数值显著减少（效应非常小）。Scheffé 事后检验证实，FLE 维度在初级和中级之间的增幅最大，然后在高级水平上趋于平稳。这种非线性模式在动机量表中的表现并不明显。相关分析表明，在技能水平较高的情况下，FLE 维度与动机量表之间的关系更为密切。我们认为，在技能水平较高时，FLE 和动机会逐渐相互加强。我们提出了一些教学启示。

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期刊介绍： Learning and Motivation features original experimental research devoted to the analysis of basic phenomena and mechanisms of learning, memory, and motivation. These studies, involving either animal or human subjects, examine behavioral, biological, and evolutionary influences on the learning and motivation processes, and often report on an integrated series of experiments that advance knowledge in this field. Theoretical papers and shorter reports are also considered.