The level of learners' motivation to learn English in the light of some variables

Abstract

The research aims at identifying the level of learners' motivation to learn English in the light of some variables.

The researcher followed the analytical descriptive method, The original research community represented all the English language teaching institutes in Damascus, and all learners enrolled in English as a foreign language, and conducted the research on a convenience sample of learners enrolled in the public and private institutes for English language teaching. The sample is numbered (168) female and male students, (86) of which studied in the Higher Institute for Languages, ​​and (82) others in (The Future, Al-Khwarizmi, and Asia) private institutes.

The tools of the study included the motivation level, which consisted of two domains (an internal motivation and an external motivation). The research showed the following results:

• The internal and the external learner's level of motivation to learn English came high in general, and the external motivation was stronger than the internal.
• The results showed differences in learners' motivation according to: the gender variable in favor of females, the educational level variable in favor of postgraduates, the financial level variable in favor of learners of high economic level, and the learning center variable in favor of learners enrolled in private institutes for learning English.