Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning
The research study aimed to explore ESL learners’ attitudes towards demotivating factors in vocabulary learning. In order to explore what factors are affecting ESL learners’ vocabulary learning and to identify the difference between male and female learners’ attitude towards demotivating factors in the process of vocabulary learning. A total of 300 male and female learners participated in this study. Data was collected through a questionnaire and written remarks of participants. The obtained data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. On the bases of findings, different factors were reported as demotivating in vocabulary learning by male and female learners. The difference between male and female respondents’ attitudes towards various demotivating factors related to classroom was highly significant. In the light of above findings, the researcher suggests several recommendations for ESL learners and teachers.
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Demotivation, Vocabulary learning, Attitude, Gender, English as a Second language (ESL)
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(1) Noveen Javed
Assistant Professor,Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Mamuna Ghani
Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Javed, N., & Ghani, M. (2019). Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning. Global Regional Review, IV(III), 367-381. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).41
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CHICAGO : Javed, Noveen, and Mamuna Ghani. 2019. "Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning." Global Regional Review, IV (III): 367-381 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).41
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HARVARD : JAVED, N. & GHANI, M. 2019. Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning. Global Regional Review, IV, 367-381.
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MHRA : Javed, Noveen, and Mamuna Ghani. 2019. "Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning." Global Regional Review, IV: 367-381
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MLA : Javed, Noveen, and Mamuna Ghani. "Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning." Global Regional Review, IV.III (2019): 367-381 Print.
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OXFORD : Javed, Noveen and Ghani, Mamuna (2019), "Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning", Global Regional Review, IV (III), 367-381
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TURABIAN : Javed, Noveen, and Mamuna Ghani. "Exploring Learners' Attitudes Towards Demotivating Factors in Vocabulary Learning." Global Regional Review IV, no. III (2019): 367-381. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).41