Naslov
Increased international mobility and affective learning factors: A comparison of business students’ EFL attitudes and motivation in 2009 and 2016

Autori
Kabalin Borenić, Višnja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
10th International conference The importance of learning professional foreign languages for communication between cultures / Vičić, Polona ; Plos, Alenka - Maribor : Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru, 2018, 27-27

ISBN
978-961-286-196-4

Skup
10th International Language Conference: The Importance of Learning Professional Foreign Languages for Communication between Cultures

Mjesto i datum
Celje, Slovenija, 20.07.2018. - 21.07.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
attitudes, mobility, motivation, internationalization

Sažetak
Our research study into attitudes towards English and EFL motivation conducted before Croatia joined Erasmus in 2009 suggested that the experience of internationalization might affect the attitudes, learning priorities and EFL motivation of Croatian business students. Since 2010, increasing numbers of students have taken the opportunity provided by the Erasmus programme and spent a semester or two abroad. The paper aims to establish if there are significant differences in EFL attitudes and motivation between generations who had little experience of academic mobility and members of later generations who both participated in international exchange programmes and experienced internationalization at home. Both in 2009 and 2016, participants’ attitudes, motivation and invested effort were measured using the same instrument, a four-part questionnaire based on sociolinguistic and L2 motivation research rooted in social psychology. To ensure comparability, the data from the two studies were submitted to Coarsened Exact Matching, which resulted in two subsets (n=98 each) matched for the year of study, Business English grades and overall success in the programme. T-test was used to compare attitudes towards English, motivation types and invested effort. Finally, correlation analysis was used to establish relationships among variables and with invested effort. As expected, statistical analyses revealed significant differences between the two groups, but the findings from 2016 failed to reinforce all conclusions from the earlier research. A further fine-tuning of the instrument and/or use of qualitative research methods might contribute to our better understanding of EFL attitudes and motivation in the context of university internationalization.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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