ATTRIBUTES OF LEARNERS AND INSTRUCTORS: EFFECTS ON LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION TOWARDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the effects of attributes of learners and instructors on motivation towards foreign language learning. The population of the study consisted on undergraduate foreign (English) language learners of which 560 learners were taken conveniently from Bahauddin Zakariay University Multan. The data were collected from the respondents on academic confidence, self-efficacy, English learning motivation; learners’ perception about their autonomy & their support and perceived teaching competence of their instructors. The results of the study demonstrated positive relationship of learners’ motivation towards learning of English language with their attributes –academic confidence and self-efficacy; and also with that of their instructors’ attributes –perceived autonomy & support and perceived competence. The study concluded that attributes of learners and teachers are significant predictors of motivation among undergraduate university students towards learning of foreign (English) language.