INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ON STUDENTS’ ENGLISH LEARNING ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2021-0068

Tóm tắt

This study aims to investigate the impact of individual differences on English learning attitude and motivation of undergraduate students. The research tool used was in the form of a seft-reported questionnaire. The respondents were students from Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS version 20. The results show that in terms of integrative and instrumental motivation, female is more self-motivated than male, and parents’ foreign language proficiency has substantial effect on the integrative and instrumental motivation. Students in rural areas have higher instrumental motivation than those in urban areas