Motivation And Attitude Essay

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2.1.1.3 Motivation and Attitude
Attitude, as one of the four main focus areas listed by the International Society for Study of Individual Differences, is followed by the other three, namely temperament, intelligence, and abilities. Meanwhile, in the same fields of the study of individual differences, motivation is overviewed as one of the four main branches apart from abilities, personalities, and mood (Cooper, 2002; in Dörnyei, 2005).
Ordinarily, in the field of second language acquisition research which focuses on how languages are learned, motivation and attitude are parts of individual factors which influence the growth and loss in language learning processes and outcomes (Bot, Lowie, & Vespoor, 2005). The effects of motivation and attitude …show more content…

If motivation were an engine, it would make up for attitude, will, and effort. As an engine, it can be switched off and on. Thus, this engine of motivation can be switched on by a number of motivational stimuli such as a test to be taken or an involving instructional task.
Attitude towards English learning can be defined as students’ positive or negative inclinations and desires in regard to learning English, by reason of past researchers have hypothesized that attitudes towards learning a second or foreign language are strongly linked to motivation (Bot, Lowie, & Vespoor, 2005).
Attitude can be treated or measured together with motivation as proposed by Lambert and Gardner long time ago or be considered separately from motivation in order to explore the degree and intensity of inclinations as well as the relationships between the inclinations and other affective variables, including the English learning achievement (Dörnyei, 2005). By assessing attitudes, particular feedback about trends regarding negative or positive feelings towards English learning for students can be provided (Knell & Chi, …show more content…

And later he explained about the importance of attitude, that those whose attitudes are not optimal for second language acquisition or for learning any new languages will tend to seek less input, while those with attitude more conducive to second language acquisition or to learn a second or foreign language will seek and obtain more input and they will also be more open to the

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