Scholar: Vol. 12, No. 2 (2020)
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ItemA correlational-comparative study of motivation and perceived parental encouragement for learning English as a forelign language of Grades 10 and 11 students at Maija Yang High School, Kachin State, Myanmar( 2020) Gam, Hpaudang Awng ; Lynch, RichardThe purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Grades 10 and 11 students’ motivation and their perception of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language and to compare each variable in each grade level at Maija Yang High School, Kachin State, Myanmar. The participants of this study were 265 students from Grades 10 and 11 at Maija Yang High School, Kachin State, Myanmar. This study was designed as a quantitative correlational-comparative study and an adapted version of Gardner’s (2004) Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) was used to collect data from 120 Grade 10 students and 145 Grade 11 students during the 2018-2019 academic year. Descriptive statistics means, standard deviations, and correlational analysis (Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient) and an independent samples t-test (2-tailed) were used to analyze the data. The study found that Grades 10 and 11 students’ motivation for learning English as a foreign language at Maija Yang High School was moderately low and their perceptions of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language was slightly low. Also, a significant positive relationship between motivation and perception of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language was found for each grade levels. Furthermore, the findings also indicated that there was no significant difference between Grades 10 and 11 students’ motivation for learning English as a foreign language, and no significant difference between their perceptions of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language as well. Recommendations for school, teachers, students, parents and future researchers are provided.
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ItemA grade-level comparative study of English communication anxiety and English oral skills self-efficacy of English program Grades 7 to 9 students at The demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University( 2020) Chakrit Rerkjaraskul ; Lynch, RichardThis study investigated students’ perception of English communication anxiety and of English oral skills self-efficacy, and subsequently conducted a grade-level comparison in terms of these variables. The sample of this study consisted of 66 English Program Grades 7 to 9 students at The Demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University in the academic year 2018 -2019. The study employed a quantitative research methodology utilizing two questionnaires to collect data. The first questionnaire focused on issues relevant to anxiety, shyness, and physical reactions towards speaking in an English language classroom. The second questionnaire asked students to make judgments about their capabilities to accomplish specific tasks using English in listening and speaking contexts. The quantitative data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics –means and standard deviations, while statistical hypotheses were tested by One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). There were four main findings. First, the respondents had an overall moderate level of English communication anxiety. Second, the respondents had an overall high level of English oral skills self-efficacy. Third, there was not a significant grade-level difference in English communication anxiety. Finally, there was not a significant grade-level difference in English oral skills self-efficacy. The study concludes with recommendations for practice and for future research.
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ItemThe relationship of attitudes toward recreational reading in English and attitudes toward academic reading in English with reading achievement of Grades 3 to 5 English as a foreign language students at an International School in Bangkok, Thailand( 2020) Valenciano, Adelynne T. ; Lynch, RichardThe purpose of this study was to determine the relationship among attitudes toward recreational reading in English and attitudes toward academic reading in English with reading achievement of Grades 3 to 5 English as a foreign languageforstudents at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand. The Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS) was used to collect data from 24 Grade 3 students, 20 Grade 4 students, and 23 Grade 5 students during the first term of 2018-2019. Descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviations, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that Grades 3 to 5 students at this school had a high level of attitudes toward both recreational reading in English and academic reading in English. Attitudes toward recreational reading in English were found to correlate significantly with attitudes toward academic reading in English, while reading achievement did not significantly correlate with students’ reading attitudes in English. Recommendations for practice and future research are provided.