A study on the motivation in learning English of gifted students at High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education.M.A. Thesis Linguist

• Main Author: Trần, Hoài Linh
• Other Authors: Hoàng, Văn Vân
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: ĐHNN 2017
• Subjects: Tiếng Anh; động cơ học tiếng Anh
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41120
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This study was intended to investigate the motivation of English gifted students at High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE). More specifically, the researcher attempted to offer several common definitions and perceptions of motivati on and identify the categories of motivation, perceived by different theories by reviewing several models of language learning motivation up to now. More importantly , the study aims to investigate the type of motivations that exist among English gifted students at High School for Gifted Students, HNUE and examine whether gifted students of grades 10, 11 and 12 have the same or different types of English learning motivation. In the st udy, 158 students participated in completing the questionnaire reflecting the learning motivation. The results of the study reveal that the student surveyed had high motivation of learning English, and the types of motivation that prevails among those students were intrinsic, extrinsic, instrumental and integrative motivation. Moreover, it was also found that students of grade 11 were more integrative and intrinsic oriented than those in grade 10 and grade 12. Finally, based on the findings, some suggestions for teachers of these classes are offered.