Investigating Students’ Attitude and Motivation in Learning English as a Second Language among Four Higher Institutions in Malaysia

Zulida binti Abdul Kadir (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)
Rosmahalil Azrol bin Abdullah (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)
Sarala @Thulasi Palpanadan (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)
Siti Sara binti Zainal Abidin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Siti Salmiah binti Muhammad (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia)
Abdullah Adnan bin Mohamed (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)

Parole: Journal of Linguistics and Education
Vol 10, No 1 (2020): Volume 10 Number 1 April 2020

The aim of this study is to examine the students’ motivation and attitude towards learning English as a second language from four Malaysian higher institutions. A random sampling of 471 respondents participated in this study. Using 28 items instrument, adapted from Gardner’s Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB), an online questionnaire was distributed in getting the data. Students’ motivational level is found to be high with (M=6.37, SD=0.77, M=6.10, SD=0.82). Additionally, the respondents are having positive attitudes in learning English (M=4.07, SD=0.48).  With the findings, it is a hope that this can be a guidance for instructors to design a suitable lesson and approach to be used in the class.