Role of Motivational Factors in Learning English: A Case Study at Primary Level at Dera Ghazi Khan

Abstract

English has become the global language in recent years. It is important for people to be able to talk to each other and fit into the real world. English is now something that many people, especially young people, need to learn and use. How academic motivation affects how well students do in English language classes and how different types of motivation in educational settings help students feel better about English. Motivation is seen as one of the most important parts of learning a language well. The information for this study will come from the primary schools in the district of D.G. Khan. This study is mostly about finding out what kind of and how much motivation there is to learn English. The quantitative method used with the help of a teacher questionnaire and a student T-test. Before applying the motivational factors, there was a pre-test, and then there was a post-test with two groups. 1. Control group 2. Experimental group. Academic motivation is a mix of a person's personal goals, study habits, socioeconomic factors and attitude towards school. The subscales of the motivation scale are: intrinsic goal orientation, extrinsic goal orientation, task value, control of learning beliefs, self-efficacy for learning and performance, and test anxiety. The results show that the students who took part in the study were highly motivated to learn English and were motivated more by what they could get out of it. This study will show how students' motivation to learn can help them feel better about themselves and also help them do well in school.