Relationship between L2 Reading Motivation and Reading Strategy Use by Chinese College EFL Learners: Discriminant Analysis Approach

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Jaewoo Shim Heechul Lee Daowei Liu
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제104호, 185~213쪽, 전체 29쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.24

영문 초록

The primary objective of this study was to explore the relationship between L2 reading motivation and L2 reading strategy use. 283 Chinese college EFL students participated in this study. They answered a questionnaire with 65 items that measured the three constructs of reading motivation, reading strategy use and their self-perceived reading proficiency. Confirmatory factor analyses were applied to check the validity of each construct. Based on their motivation scores, the subjects were divided into different clusters; 22.6% of the subjects to the most highly motivated cluster; 34.4% to the moderately motivated cluster; 43.1% to the least motivated cluster. Discriminant analysis showed that such variables as advanced comprehension strategies, repetition and comprehension enhancing strategies were statistically significant variables that distinguished the three groups from each other. These results imply that EFL learners may be instructed to be aware of the importance of L2 reading motivation and L2 reading strategies for improving their L2 reading proficiency.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Research Design

4. Data Analysis

5. Discussion

6. Conclusion

키워드

reading motivation reading strategy discriminant analysis