EXPLORING THE MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

English, without doubt, has attained the most important place in the communication across the globe. It is now inevitable to have knowledge of English, rather we need to be fluent in English to get connected with the world. It is an era in which every nation has realized the importance of English. The policy debate also addresses various issues linked with learning English as a Second Language. Due to increased focus on English as a Second Language, it is a topic of interest and discussion among researchers to identify potential factors that motivate or can motivate students to learn English as a second language. Present study was conducted to understand what factors participants perceive are responsible for learning English as a second language. The study took a qualitative way of analyzing students’ and teachers’ perceptions on the factors motivating for ESL learning. Semi-structure interviews were conducted with twelve participants. These twelve participants included six students of BS English programs and six teachers associated with teaching of BS English programs. The findings surfaced interesting evidence highlighting intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors that participants believe were responsible for English as a second language.