Title : ( Self-efficacy and Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners: An Investigation into their Relationships )
Authors: Azar Hosseini Fatemi , fatemeh vahidnia ,
Full TextAbstract
This paper reports on the association between Iranian EFL learners’ motivation and self-efficacy. Three measures, English self-efficacy, General self-efficacy, and Language Learning Orientations, were used in this study. The participants were 93 male and female EFL learners from four different universities in Mashhad, who were at graduate (MA) and undergraduate (BA) levels. The results revealed that there exists a significant association between EFL learners’ self-efficacy and their intrinsic motivation. Moreover, amotivation, among the subscales of motivation, was found to be negatively related to students’ self-efficacy. Finally, the results were discussed and pedagogical implications were provided in the context of language learning and teaching
Keywords
, English self-efficacy, Motivation, General self-efficacy, EFL learners, Amotivation, Intrinsic motivation
@article{paperid:1034798,
author = {Hosseini Fatemi, Azar and Vahidnia, Fatemeh},
title = {Self-efficacy and Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners: An Investigation into their Relationships},
journal = {International Journal of English Language Education},
year = {2013},
volume = {1},
number = {3},
month = {June},
issn = {2325-0887},
pages = {79--89},
numpages = {10},
keywords = {English self-efficacy; Motivation; General self-efficacy; EFL learners;
Amotivation; Intrinsic motivation},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T Self-efficacy and Motivation among Iranian EFL Learners: An Investigation into their Relationships
%A Hosseini Fatemi, Azar
%A Vahidnia, Fatemeh
%J International Journal of English Language Education
%@ 2325-0887
%D 2013
