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Journal of Education & Social Sciences - Volume 2, Issue 1 2014
By Najeeb us Saqlain, Rafiq ul Islam
10.20547/jess0521402102
Keywords: motivation, ELL, language learning, english language.
This study analyzes and determines the socio-psychological aspect of EL learners studying English language overtly in addition to their college / university education in various language centers in Hyderabad. The study focuses on motivation a contributing factor in second language acquisition, particularly on Gardener's concept of instrumental and integrative motivations of students. In order to determine the students' tendency towards the L2 acquisition 60 subjects of population of 2 renowned English Language Centers were selected randomly and were given them a questionnaire based on \citeA{Gardner1974} Attitude / Motivation Test Battery (AMTB). The results revealed existing phenomena of learners' motivation in L2 learning. Instrumental motivation was observed as dominant attitude. This study opens many vistas for new researches.