English in an EFL Context: Teachers' and Learners' Motivations for English Language Learning

Autor/in	Zarrabi, Fatemeh
Titel	English in an EFL Context: Teachers' and Learners' Motivations for English Language Learning
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 9, S.17-25 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Learning Motivation; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Mass Media; Language Usage; Signs; Advertising; Student Attitudes; Employment Opportunities; Iran (Tehran) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Massenmedien; Sprachgebrauch; Zeichensystem; Werbung; Schülerverhalten; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance
Abstract	The present study explores the ways in which English is used in public discourse in Tehran-Iran and the motivations of Iranian - English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and teachers towards English language learning. The paper begins with an overview of different places in which English is used in Iran, such as media, public signs, traffic signs, advertisements, products, people's ordinary lives, and education. A cohort of 327 participants, including 168 Iranian EFL learners (male and female) and 159 experienced Iranian EFL teachers (male and female) responded to an English language motivation questionnaire. The results revealed that there is an active presence of English in Iran. In addition, the majority of Iranian EFL learners and teachers involved in the study regard English as an important part of their lives for many and various reasons such as being up-to-date, love, education, learning a new skill, being promoted, having a better and more highly qualified job and increased life chances. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01