Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study

This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021.

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Tác giả chính: Sony, Md. Shams Al Samir
Tác giả khác: Al Amin, Md
Định dạng: Luận văn
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Brac University 2022
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spelling 10361-159712022-01-23T21:01:34Z Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study Sony, Md. Shams Al Samir Al Amin, Md Department of English and Humanities, Brac University Motivation Attitude Instrumental Integrative Computer Science and Engineering students Covid-19 Pandemic Internet in education Distance education English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62). The study examines motivations and attitudes towards learning English among a leading private University's undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering students. It examines whether the participants are motivated to study English either instrumentally or integratively. The study explores whether students are more or less enthusiastic about learning English due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study also considers learner attitudes towards English language acquisition in Bangladeshi social, educational, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Forty-Five students were chosen randomly from the 'Computer Science and Engineering Department' of a top-ranked private university to participate in the study. The data were collected using a questionnaire and interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive analysis with SPSS version 26. The quantitative analysis showed that a student's motivation to study English is highly integrative and instrumental. The findings also revealed that students have higher integrative motivation than instrumental motivation. During the interview, the majority of the students cited instrumental causes for their desire to study English. The data also suggested that, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, students are now more eager to learn English. Also, due to online-based virtual learning, students believe that learning the English language is more essential now than in the pre-pandemic period. Findings also revealed that students have very positive attitudes towards the English based education system in Bangladesh. The findings also revealed that Students are also quite interested in the culture of the English-speaking world. Moreover, students have a positive attitude regarding the English language. Md. Shams Al Samir Sony B.A. in English 2022-01-23T06:36:01Z 2022-01-23T06:36:01Z 2021 2021-09 Thesis ID 17303004 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/15971 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 67 pages application/pdf Brac University
institution Brac University
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language English
topic Motivation
Attitude
Instrumental
Integrative
Computer Science and Engineering students
Covid-19
Pandemic
Internet in education
Distance education
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
spellingShingle Motivation
Attitude
Instrumental
Integrative
Computer Science and Engineering students
Covid-19
Pandemic
Internet in education
Distance education
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Sony, Md. Shams Al Samir
Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
description This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2021.
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title Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
title_short Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
title_full Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
title_fullStr Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
title_full_unstemmed Motivation and attitude towards learning English during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a mixed methods study
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