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The correlation of Iraqi EFL University students' learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency
Other Title(s)
العلاقة الارتباطية بين الدافعية التعليمية و أخذ المبادرة و الطلاقة الكلامية لطلبة الجامعة العراقيين دارسي اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 15 (30 Sep. 2017), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
Iraqi Association for Educational and Psychological Studies
Publication Date
2017-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract AR
The present study is an attempt to investigate Iraqi EFL students' level of learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency.
It is also designed to find out the correlation between students' learning motivation and risk taking on one side and their speaking fluency on the other and which of the two variables, the learning motivation and risk taking as more contribution in Iraqi EFL students' level of speaking fluency.
The instruments used in this study are three questionnaires .Two academic departments are involved in this study.
A total of 140 participants in the 3rd , and 4th study years of the two academic Departments (Departments of English of College of Education / University of Wasit and Departments of English of College of Education / University of Babylon) are involved in this study and took the three instruments of it.
The participants show a positive motivation, a high level of risk taking, and a high level of speaking fluency.
The study reveals also statistically significant correlations as it indicates that participants' learning motivation correlates positively with their risk taking and speaking fluency, while their risk taking correlates positively with their speaking fluency.
Moreover, participants' risk taking is found to have more contribution in their level of speaking fluency than their learning motivation.
Based on the study findings, several recommendations are put forward.
Abstract EN
The present study is an attempt to investigate Iraqi EFL students' level of learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency.
It is also designed to find out the correlation between students' learning motivation and risk taking on one side and their speaking fluency on the other and which of the two variables, the learning motivation and risk taking as more contribution in Iraqi EFL students' level of speaking fluency.
The instruments used in this study are three questionnaires .Two academic departments are involved in this study.
A total of 140 participants in the 3rd , and 4th study years of the two academic Departments (Departments of English of College of Education / University of Wasit and Departments of English of College of Education / University of Babylon) are involved in this study and took the three instruments of it.
The participants show a positive motivation, a high level of risk taking, and a high level of speaking fluency.
The study reveals also statistically significant correlations as it indicates that participants' learning motivation correlates positively with their risk taking and speaking fluency, while their risk taking correlates positively with their speaking fluency.
Moreover, participants' risk taking is found to have more contribution in their level of speaking fluency than their learning motivation.
Based on the study findings, several recommendations are put forward.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dawud, Qasim Hammadi. 2017. The correlation of Iraqi EFL University students' learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency. Nasaq،Vol. 2017, no. 15, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1221297
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dawud, Qasim Hammadi. The correlation of Iraqi EFL University students' learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency. Nasaq No. 15 (Sep. 2017), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1221297
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dawud, Qasim Hammadi. The correlation of Iraqi EFL University students' learning motivation, risk taking and speaking fluency. Nasaq. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 15, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1221297
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 19-22
Record ID
BIM-1221297