Motivation as a Contributing

Factor in Second

Language Acquisition

Aichi Shukutoku High School (Nagoya, Japan)

By Jacqueline Norris-Holt

• This article is based on Gardner's socio-educational model and the significance ofmotivation as a contributing factor in secondlanguage acquisition. According to him themotivation is something crucial since is thelearner's orientation with regard to the goal oflearning a second language and also isdivided into two basic types: integrative andinstrumental. This both forms are examined inlight of research which has been undertakento establish the correlation between the formof motivation and successful secondlanguage acquisition. Motivation in theJapanese EFL context is then discussed andstudies which have been conducted in thefield investigated.

DESCRIPTION

TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE

Empirical knowledge

• This was categorized in the empirical knowledge

because there were involved many process such

studies, observations and experiments.

TYPE OF RESEARCH

Practical Qualitative Research

• It was showed that there were experimental studies in

this research, and also it was made based on a specific

level, group of people in this case with Japanese

students, and also in a particular place which was Aichi

Shukutoku High School.

• Detailing results in a specific context and observations

as instruments.

REFERENCES

• Norris, J.(2001).Motivation as a

Contributing Factor in Second Language

Acquisition. The Internet TESL Journal,

Vol. VII. Retrieved from

http://iteslj.org/Articles/Norris-

Motivation.html

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