Carrot or stick?: an investigation into motivation orientations in learning English among Hong Kong Chinese students

  • Wong R
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This paper publishes the results of a study of Hong Kong Chinese upper secondary students (Form 4 and Form 6) regarding their motivation orientations for learning English. The study analysed male and females student groups using Gardner and Lambert's (1972) 'extrinsic and intrinsic motivation' theoretical framework in order to elicit the most revealing results from the data. Findings will have meaningful implications for pedagogy, helping educators identify strategies more appropriate to distinct Chinese-speaking second-language student groups.Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo realizado com estudantes chineses do ensino médio, tendo em vista suas orientações motivacionais para aprender inglês. O estudo analisou grupos de estudantes femininos e masculinos, tendo como suporte teórico o conceito de "motivação extrínsica e intrínsica" de Gardner e Lambert (1972). Estes resultados terão implicações pedagógicas significativas, ajudando os educadores a identificar estratégias mais apropriadas para grupos diferentes de estudantes chineses de segunda língua.

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Wong, R. (2010). Carrot or stick?: an investigation into motivation orientations in learning English among Hong Kong Chinese students. Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 10(1), 71–87. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-63982010000100005

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