Indefatigable Willingness to Accomplish Objectives: The Relationship Between EFL Learners’ Motivation and Autonomy

Authors

  • Fatemeh Khonamri University of Mazandaran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Khazar Molana Islamic Azad University Research and Science branch, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Marzie Danaei Islamic Azad University Research and Science branch, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Mohammad Kazemian Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v8i4.2960

Keywords:

Motivation, Autonomy, Intrinsic Motivation,

Abstract

The common widespread interest in the socio-cultural aspect of language learning among applied linguists has made ESL researchers draw attention to learners' motivation and autonomy in the European and Asian educational circles. The rationale of this study is to pinpoint the relationship between EFL learners’ motivation and autonomy. To gather relevant data, motivation and autonomy questionnaires were distributed among 100 EFL learners, who were chosen through Quick Placement Test (QPT), and were put them into B2, C1, and C2 levels of linguistic proficiency based on Common European Framework Rubric (CEFR) model. To fulfill the objectives of this study, both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized in the process of data analysis. Regarding the statistical analysis, learners’ motivation significantly correlated with their autonomy. Additionally, it was found that there was a significant positive correlation between autonomy and intrinsic motivation, while the correlation between autonomy and extrinsic motivation was significant but negative. This study can shine a light on language teaching in general and in particular on the relationship between EFL learners' motivation and autonomy.

Author Biographies

Fatemeh Khonamri, University of Mazandaran

Faculty of humanities

Khazar Molana, Islamic Azad University Research and Science branch

Faculty of Foreign languages

Marzie Danaei, Islamic Azad University Research and Science branch

Faculty of Foreign languages

Mohammad Kazemian, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

Mohammad Kazemian Sana'ati is a Ph.D. candidate in applied linguistics at Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon Branch. He is a visiting lecturer at Guilan University of Medical Sciences where he teaches different ESP courses in medical sciences. He has published some articles in refereed journals, and has presented papers in a lot of (inter)national conferences. His areas of research interests are Language Testing and assessment, SLA theories, and CALL.

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2020-10-25

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Khonamri, F., Molana, K., Danaei, M., & Kazemian, M. (2020). Indefatigable Willingness to Accomplish Objectives: The Relationship Between EFL Learners’ Motivation and Autonomy. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 8(4), 422–431. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v8i4.2960

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