Motivation in learning listening comprehension by first-year English major students

Abstract

This study investigates the integrative and instrumental motivation of HUI’s first-year English majors toward learning listening comprehension. In order to determine their tendency toward the two kinds of motivation in learning listening comprehension, the data were collected by quantitative method, i.e. using Zahra Vaezi (2008)’s modified 25-item survey questionnaire which was adapted from Gardner (1985) ’s AMTB and Clement et al.’s (1994). The questionnaire was delivered to 30 first-year English majors at Ho Chi Minh University of Industry. The study reveals that the students possess very high motivation and positive attitudes toward learning listening comprehension. In addition, the paper shows that they are more instrumentally than integratively motivated to learn listening comprehension.