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Investigating Motivational Factors in EFL Classroom from the Perspectives of Students at a Tertiary Context in Oman

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This study is addressing the phenomenon of motivation in EFL classroom as an essential strategy within the area of ELT. The study aimed at exploring what factors that affect students’ learning and how from the perspectives of students who are involved in the learning situation. The study drew on the paradigm of interpretivism employing its epistemology and philosophy as an underpinning stance. For gaining thick information, the researcher used the method of semi-structured interviews with the student sample. Interpretations of the student data showed that the students referred to a variety of factors that affect their motivation in the classroom. Based on the findings of data analysis, the study offers a number of implications and suggestions that are of value for teachers who are involved in the process of ELT.

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  1. Al Buraimi University College, Al Buraimi, Oman

    Iman Al Khalidi

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  1. English Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

    Sahbi Hidri

Appendix A

Appendix A

A Guide of Interview Questions

  1. 1.

    Why are you learning English?

  2. 2.

    To what extent does your orientation (that is the reason of majoring in English) influence your motivation in the classroom?

  3. 3.

    Is there any relationship between the type of course and your motivation in the classroom? How?

  4. 4.

    In your opinion what type of teachers who can influence the students’ motivational behavior in the classroom?

  5. 5.

    What kind of teaching strategies do you think are more active in the classroom?

  6. 6.

    In your opinion is there any correlation between classroom group and your language learning motivation?

  7. 7.

    What other influential factors in the classroom?

Table 1 Types of motivation
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Table 2 Learning situation-level—Course-specific component
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Table 3 Learning situation: Teacher-specific component
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Table 4 Learning situation-level—Group-specific component
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Al Khalidi, I. (2019). Investigating Motivational Factors in EFL Classroom from the Perspectives of Students at a Tertiary Context in Oman. In: Hidri, S. (eds) English Language Teaching Research in the Middle East and North Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98533-6_22

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