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An Investigation of the Relationship of Motivation, Attitudes and Environment: Two Hong Kong ESL Learners' Experience

An Investigation of the Relationship of Motivation, Attitudes and Environment: Two Hong Kong ESL Learners' Experience

Helen, Yeh Wai Man
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522525844|ISBN10: 152252584X|EISBN13: 9781522525851
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch055
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Yeh Wai Man, Helen,. "An Investigation of the Relationship of Motivation, Attitudes and Environment: Two Hong Kong ESL Learners' Experience." Student Engagement and Participation: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 1126-1139. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch055

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Yeh Wai Man, H. (2018). An Investigation of the Relationship of Motivation, Attitudes and Environment: Two Hong Kong ESL Learners' Experience. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Student Engagement and Participation: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1126-1139). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch055

Chicago

Yeh Wai Man, Helen,. "An Investigation of the Relationship of Motivation, Attitudes and Environment: Two Hong Kong ESL Learners' Experience." In Student Engagement and Participation: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1126-1139. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2584-4.ch055

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Abstract

This chapter will study a Philippine and a Chinese leaner's approaches to learn and achieve English language proficiency over 15 years in Hong Kong using biographical approaches. It focuses on the experience of individual motivation and social learning environments, and examines the interactions between the learner's motivation, self-confidence, and competition in the global economy. The effect of the interaction on shaping English learning and the learning experiences in three aspects including formal, self-directed and natural learning environments will also be discussed through Gardner's model of socio-educational model in second language acquisition and Weiner's attribution theory in social psychology. The chapter will suggest some practical implications for students and language teachers, discusses the ways to enhance second language learning in a cosmopolitan city, and presents some possible ways to increase learners' motivation and competitiveness in the global economy.

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