Motivation for Iraqi EFL University Students’ toward Language Proficiency: A Correlational Study
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Language proficiency is dependent on numerous factors, one of these critical factors that have emerged as key influencers which is motivation. Motivation refers to the internal and external forces that direct and sustain behavior related to learning. Understanding the relationship between Language proficiency and motivation, can shed light on effective strategies for enhancing student language proficiency. The present study is conducted to determine the correlation between Iraqi EFL university students’ motivation and language proficiency. The present study aims at finding out: 1-Iraqi EFL university students’ level of motivation toward language proficiency. 2-The correlation between Iraqi EFL university students’ with motivation and language proficiency. The total population of the study represent 300 college students who are studying in morning studies in the departments of English at the colleges of education of the universities of Tikrit and Samarra during the academic year 2023-2024. The sample of the present study is 160 third- year college students who are randomly selected from the department of English at the College of Education of the University of Tikrit. The study instruments include a motivation questionnaire and language proficiency test. The language proficiency test is prepared and all instruments are submitted to specialists in the field of teaching English as a foreign language and linguistics to ensure its face validity. The reliability of the study instruments has been secured by using Alpha Cronbach method. The values obtained are satisfactory to ensure their reliability. Then, the study instruments are administrated to the sample students. T-Test of one coefficient and multiple regression are used to analyze the data obtained and achieve the study aims. The major findings of this study can be summarized as follows: 1.Motivation in the research sample is at a low level. 2.Language proficiency in the research sample is at a high level. 3.The correlation between motivation and language proficiency is statistically significant. In the light of the results certain conclusion are formulated, most important of which are: It is found that the correlation between motivation and language proficiency is a positive and statistically significant relationship. Motivation refers to the cause of the organization to force students to do or learn things. Also motivation is vital to support goals that related to language learning.
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