The Research on English Language Learning Motivation of Business Administration Students in the Process of Integration into the Global Labor Market

Abstract

The aim of this quantitative study was to research the degree of English language learning motivation of the students who study in business administration department at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in Turkey. The participants of the study were 140 voluntary students who study in business administration department at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in Turkey. The study was designed based on descriptive survey model and comparative and correlational associative models. The quantitative research data were collected through the questionnaire called “Foreign Language Learning Motivation Questionnaire for Filipinos (FLLMQ-F). The results indicate that the participants’ overall motivation sources were related to extrinsic motivation (their economic and career purposes) and there was not seen much intrinsic motivation in them during English learning process. It was also seen that the participants selected private sector in research as their future profession consider English language as an ultimate tool for their business life.

Keywords

• English Language,motivation,global labor market,business administration

Küresel İşgücü Pazarına Entegrasyon Sürecinde İşletme Öğrencilerinin İngilizce Öğrenme Motivasyonunun Araştırılması

Öz

Bu nicel araştırmanın amacı, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi İşletme Bölümü'nde okuyan öğrencilerin İngilizce öğrenme motivasyonlarını incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi İşletme Bölümü'nde okuyan 140 gönüllü öğrenci (F: 66, M. 74) oluşturmuştur. Araştırma, tanımlayıcı araştırma modeli ve karşılaştırmalı ve korelasyonel ilişkisel modellere dayalı olarak tasarlanmıştır. Kantitatif araştırma verileri, "Filipinliler için Yabancı Dil Öğrenme Motivasyon Anketi (FLLMQ-F)" adlı anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, katılımcıların genel motivasyon kaynaklarının dışsal motivasyon (ekonomik ve kariyer amaçları) ile ilişkili olduğunu ve İngilizce öğrenme süreci boyunca içsel motivasyonlarının fazla olmadığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca araştırmada, gelecekteki mesleği için İngilizce dilini iş hayatında nihai bir araç olarak gören katılımcıların özel sektörü seçtikleri görüldü.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• : İngilizce,motivasyon,küresel işgücü piyasası,işletme yönetimi

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