The Level of University EFL Students’ Reading Motivation in Jordan
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1409.09Keywords:
motivation, EFL students, ANU, reading comprehensionAbstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of university EFL students’ reading motivation in Jordan. The participants of the study consisted of 20 first-year university undergraduate EFL students at Ajloun National University, Department of English Language and Literature, Jordan. The instrument was a motivation questionnaire based on Wigfield and Guthrie's (1997) scale for measuring reading motivation. Data was collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS v. 26). The findings revealed that the level of Ajloun National University EFL students’ reading comprehension motivation is high, with an overall mean of 3.40. Moreover, the findings indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between male and female students due to gender in the domains of challenge, curiosity, recognition, social aspects, competition and commitment. However, there were statistically significant differences in the domain of grades according to gender in favor of females. The study concludes with recommendations for further research.
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