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Title
Motivating Factors in Learning the Spoken English
of the First Year Students of
Centro Escolar University
Presenter
Jeanneath D. Velarde
Centro Escolar University
Legaspi Village , Makati ,
Philippines
Abstract
English, both spoken and written has been taught in all levels in the Philippine Educational system. The Philippine government since the coming of the Americans has given great emphasis on learning the English language. However , the result of interviews to the first years students in Centro Escolar University, Philippines show that they are not satisfied with their spoken skills and therefore are not ready to compete internationally.
Rubin and Thompson’s study revealed that the younger the child is, the easier for him/her to learn another language. In connection with that study, the Philippine government require the teaching of the English language from nursery, kindergarten, and in preparatory schools .
The result of such requirement, however does not guarantee that all students learn the English language so easily. In another study, they found out that adults are often better motivated than children; They learn the spoken English by enrolling in some Speech Improvement classes because speaking in English is necessary for their chosen careers in customer service, teaching or call centers. Some teenagers and adults learn speaking in English more easily because they are motivated by some intrinsic factors like attitude toward learning the language, desire to be acknowledged and to be admired.
Successful language learning may have to do with the way learners feel towards learning the language and the people using the language . The learner may admire the people who fluently use the language and may aspire to be like them .Such positive attitude serves as their motivating factor to learn the spoken English or any language in general.
Hypothetically, the researcher thinks that the attitude , along with other factors affect the students competency in spoken English. With this in mind, the researcher decided to conduct a study on the attitude of the learners toward Spoken English as well as the factors motivating them to learn.
Key Words:- Philippines ESL, Motivating Factors, role models
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