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Does length of stay matter? The case of Chinese immigrants’ motivation to learn English
by Wong, Ruth Ming Har|Published June 1, 2008
Department of English, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China
Numerous studies have been carried out to investigate motivation; however, no research has been done to evaluate how the length of stay has an impact on the second language learning pattern. This study, therefore, investigated how the length of stay places impact on a group of Chinese immigrant students’ motivation to learn English in Hong Kong. It is hoped that an understanding of Chinese immigrant students’ motivation to learn English in relations to the length of stay would have implications on current teaching and learning practices, based on the adopted motivational theory and that these would enhance learners’ motivation to learn English while adjusting to and integrating with the new learning environment.
motivation to learn English; Chinese immigrants; Hong Kong; Dörnyei
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