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Motivation of Chinese Language Learners: A Case Study in a Intermediate Chinese Class

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dc.contributor.advisorZhijun Wang
dc.contributor.advisorZhongwei Shen
dc.contributor.authorYan, Hong
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.departmentChinese
dc.date2023-09-23T04:54:45.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T21:20:19Z
dc.date.available2012-08-31T00:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-01
dc.date.submittedSeptember
dc.description.abstractIn the field of second language acquisition (SLA), motivation of second language learners is of great importance to the research of the language, the learners and the learning situation. When "Chinese heritage students" (hereafter CHL students), and students learning Chinese as a foreign language (hereafter CFL students) study Chinese in the same classroom, their motivation of learning Chinese has drawn researchers’ attention. Drawing on theories on motivation of second language acquisition, this study explores how different factors influence Chinese language learners' motivation by qualitative case study. The results indicate that students' Chinese language and culture exposure explains their choice of learning Chinese in college and determines their basic learning goals (goal); that students' perceptions of their own language proficiency reflect the directions in which they would put more effort and their need for achievement (effort and want); and that the situational factors of the learning environment, such as the course, the teacher, and the groups, all influence students' learning motivation (attitude towards the activity). Based on the result that teachers can influence students' learning motivation through activities in the classroom, this study gives teachers and researchers some pedagogical implications about how to strengthen Chinese language learners' motivation in the learning environment.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/2405258
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/47904
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1871&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectmotivation of Second Language Acquisition
dc.subjectChinese language learners
dc.subjectthe learning environment
dc.subjectChinese Studies
dc.titleMotivation of Chinese Language Learners: A Case Study in a Intermediate Chinese Class
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dc.typearticle
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digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:hyan@asianlan.umass.edu|institution:University of Massachusetts Amherst|Yan, Hong
digcom.date.embargo2012-08-31T00:00:00-07:00
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digcom.identifier.submissionpaththeses/963
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