CSL International Students’ Chinese Learning Motivation Types
- 1 School of Languages and Media, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China
Abstract
Motivation plays an important role in learning a second language. This study aims to investigate the international students’ motivation types in learning Chinese language. The participants were 59 international students studying in two Chinese universities, who completed an online questionnaire survey on Chinese learning motivation. The results of an exploratory factor analysis revealed that the international students’ motivation f e ll into six types: intrinsic interest, learning situation, others’ in fl uence, personal achievement, deep understanding and language anticipation. The results from descriptive analysis found that the students’ overall motivation level was high, and language anticipation rank ed at the highest motivation value, followed by deep under standing, intrinsic interest, learning situation and personal achievement, which all belong ed to the high motivation group, while others’ in fl uence rank ed at the low motivation level. The results provide pedagogical implications for CSL teaching and learning that students’ motivations should be taken into consideration when designing teaching plans.
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