From EFL to EMI: The evolving English learning motivation of Mainland Chinese students in a Hong Kong University

From EFL to EMI: The evolving English learning motivation of Mainland Chinese students in a Hong Kong University

• Du, Xujia Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
• Jackson, Jane The Chinese University of Hong Kong

System, 76, 158-169, 2018

Pergamon Press

2018

• F 教與學
  • FE 教學語文、雙 / 多語教學、雙語問題、雙語分流教學計劃、語言混雜及轉換
• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GB 英文
• N 學生與學生服務
  • NN 外地來港之留學生
• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QJ 個別教育機構、院校、研究機構等，如各大學

English Language Education Motivation in Education Language Ability Testing Undergraduates Young Adults Higher Education Hong Kong University English as A Medium of Instruction Intercultural Transition L2 Motivational Self System Mainland Chinese Students

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 專上教育

Drawing on self-based L2 motivation theories, the present study explored changes in the English learning motivation of eight Mainland Chinese undergraduates after their arrival at a Hong Kong university, where they took most of their courses in English. The participants were surveyed and interviewed retrospectively about their English learning experiences both in Mainland China and Hong Kong. After their relocation to Hong Kong, most participants reported heightened motivation. While their motivation generally remained stable at a high level, there were some fluctuations. The motivational enhancement may be influenced by the continuous interaction between the participants’ perceptions of different contexts of Hong Kong and their shifting actual and ideal L2 selves. The motivational fluctuations appeared to be affected by an interplay between the participants’ L2 selves and specific L2-related learning experiences such as preparation for English proficiency tests. As these activities came to an end, the participants’ motivation returned to its original state. Implications are offered to support the transitions of English as a foreign language learners to an environment where English is used as the medium of instruction.
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• 英文

期刊論文

• 0346251X

• 10.1016/j.system.2018.05.011

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/7a484e0d

2018-12-11