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The Effects of Preschool English Learning to Third-
grade Elementary Students’ English Learning Motivation
Amber ChenYE4B 1101100078
Outline
Introduction Literature Review Methodology Results & Discussion Conclusion
Introduction World-wide foreign language The average age of starting learning English in
Taiwan ↓ The importance of motivation in language
learning
Purpose of the study To find out students’ English learning
background To analyze students’ English learning
motivation To analyze the effects of preschool and lower
grade English learning to students’ motivation
Literature Review Motivation
Integrative motivation & instrumental motivation
Intrinsic motivation & extrinsic motivation
Methodology Participants: 120 third grade students Measurement: Paper questionnaire Questionnaire:
Section 1Students’ English learning background
Section 2Adapted from Hsu’s self-designed
“EFL Learning Motivation Scale (2004).”
Results & Discussion Students’ English learning background
Kindergarten Lower gradeCE/通用格式
CE/通用格式
CE/通用格式
80.7%
67.9%
Results & Discussion Students’ attitude in English learning
motivation Extrinsic motivation 2 Intrinsic motivation 4 School courses 1 Outside learning 3
Results & DiscussionDescriptive Statements
Strongly Disagree
(%)Disagree
(%)Agree
(%)Strongly
Agree(%)
S1. I learn English because I want to get good grades at school. 12.8 30.3 22.9 33.9
S2. I learn English because it is an important international language. 11.9 11.9 26.6 49.5
S3. I learn English because knowing English well can get complement from other people.
28.4 36.7 16.5 18.3
S4. I learn English because I can find a good job in the future. 9.2 22.0 27.5 41.3
S5. I learn English because I can be more competent in the future. 17.4 22.9 25.7 33.9
S6. I learn English because I can use it to communicate with foreigners while traveling in other country.
8.3 14.7 17.4 59.6
Results & DiscussionDescriptive Statements
Strongly Disagree
(%)Disagree
(%)Agree
(%)Strongly
Agree(%)
S7. I learn English because of interest. 15.6 27.5 33.9 22.9
S8. Learning English makes me become more confident. 8.3 27.5 31.2 33.0
S9. I learn English because I want to improve myself. 5.5 14.7 33.0 46.8
S10. I learn English because I think I have talents of learning English. 19.3 31.2 27.5 22.0
S11. I learn English because I can understand different cultures. 11.0 14.7 27.5 46.8
S12. I learn English because I want to read more challengeable English articles. 14.7 29.4 31.2 24.8
Results & DiscussionDescriptive Statements
Strongly Disagree
(%)Disagree
(%)Agree
(%)Strongly
Agree(%)
S13. I usually listen to text audio to improve English listening comprehension. 18.3 21.1 16.5 44.0
S14. I usually recite the text or conversation to improve English speaking comprehension.
10.1 17.4 30.3 42.2
S15. I study English actively so I do not study it until having a test. 13.8 22.9 22.9 40.4
S16. I do English homework carefully. 5.5 10.1 28.4 56.0
S17. I correct English test papers carefully. 5.5 11.0 22.9 60.6
S18. I study hard and prepare well for English tests. 3.7 13.8 23.9 58.7
Results & DiscussionDescriptive Statements
Strongly Disagree
(%)Disagree
(%)Agree
(%)Strongly
Agree(%)
S19. I listen carefully to English songs. 3.7 16.5 19.3 60.6
S20. I sometimes use English to talk to friends and family. 25.7 22.0 25.7 26.6
S21. I cherish the opportunity to talk to foreigners to improve English speaking comprehension.
23.9 22.9 21.1 32.1
S22. I connect English with my daily life. 16.5 30.3 26.6 26.6
S23. While reading English magazines or books, I try my best to understand them. 14.7 23.9 25.7 35.8
S24. While seeing unknown English vocabularies in daily life, I will look them up in the dictionary.
21.1 21.1 22.9 34.9
Results & Discussion Spearman's Rank Order correlation
Having experience of English learning before third-grade in elementary school
Students’ learning motivation
Conclusion Most of the students still started learning
English from kindergarten School should come up courses that can
increase students’ motivation It is unnecessary to force or let children learn
English before third grade
Thank you for your listening!