English language students and their motivation to learn the language

Abstract

Abstract: The present study "English language students and their motivation to learn the language" has the aim to learn about the students' perceptions in relation to their motivation to learn English inside the classroom by answering two main questions: What do you think motivates students to learn English? and What do you think hinders students to learn English? In order to answer these questions, two main instruments were used: an observation class and a student's questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using a quantitative and qualitative method. The sample was selected from a public high school, where each class has more than 20 students. The participants in this study were 100 students, from five different classes, covered one 8th grade of Basic Education, one 9th of Basic Education, one 10th of Basic Education, one 1st of Bachillerato and one 2nd of Bachillerato. The analysis takes the most relevant data to show that activities, teachers' attitude and role, methodologies and other aspects play an important role in the motivation to learn English in the classroom.