AbstractIn this study, the researchers examined the sources of demotivation among adult language teachers in Najafabad language institutes. Two objectives were pursued in the process of implementing this research: 1) Determining the main sources of demotivation among adult teachers teaching in Najafabad language institutes 2) Uncovering the most significant demotivating factors among Engl...

in spite of the importance of teacher's motivation only a limited number of studies have been conducted on teacher's demotivation in iran. this study was an attempt to investigate demotivating factors among iranian efl language institute teachers in terms of years of teaching experience. to this end, the researchers tried to utilize a questionnaire as a research method. to collect dat...

The aim of this study was to explore gender differences in motivation for choosing teaching as a profession and perceptions men’s demotivation the choice profession. 279 preservice subject teachers from University Zagreb, Croatia, filled FIT-Choice Scale (Watt & Richardson, 2007) Demotivation Men Teaching Career Choice Scale. Results revealed that, regardless their gender, were primarily mo...

Motivation is an essential factor for achieving success in learning English as a second language. Several studies have reported that learners' experiences during communication skills classes can significantly impact their motivation to enhance language proficiency. Learners’ ignites enthusiasm and determination learn, leading them strive more comprehensive understanding of the However, attainin...

The concept of demotivation and removing possible barriers of learning has been researched and advocated throughout the ESL/EFL literature but it seems that it has not been well studied at least on Iranian seminary EFL learners. As such, this study aimed at investigating the effect of demotivation on oral performance of Iranian EFL seminary learners and finding possible demotivating factors whi...

AbstractIn this study, the researchers examined the sources of demotivation among adult language teachers in Najafabad language institutes. Two objectives were pursued in the process of implementing this research: 1) Determining the main sources of demotivation among adult teachers teaching in Najafabad language institutes 2) Uncovering the most significant demotivating factors among Engl...

Motivation is thought to be one of the elements in learning anything. Zoltán Dörnyei has carried out remarkable work on role motivation second language learning. The paper aims at investigating correlation among various motivating and other factors researched by Pakistani context. It also examines between total demotivation assuming that there must a causal effect. adapts Dörnyei’s questionnair...

The purpose of this study is to develop a scale that reveals factors adversely affecting the university preparatory class students’ motivation for the English language and English language classes. The sample included 454 student participants. The researchers used a 6-point Likert-type scale with 50 items to collect the research data. The results of the exploratory factor analysis indicated tha...