Self Determination Theory (SDT) offers a multifaceted perspective of human motivation to foresee specific behavioral outcomes. It affords an understanding of human motivation. However, most researches on motivation have been applied to educational contexts of school-aged groups and graduate students in tertiary education. Little motivational research has explored Chinese visiting scholars in the context of adult education. In the study reported here, a questionnaire is designed to measure the relationship between different demographic variables and motivation types and the reasons behind those motivations in the context of the target language, English. The purpose of this study is to provide an empirical foundation concerning Chinese visiting scholars’ various study motivations after they obtained language qualification and a solid language base in China. The results indicate that respondents are motivated by an autonomous level of self-determination due to a desire to communicate in English with their colleagues and within their field of study. Some respondents are also motivated by social and cultural considerations.
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Self-determination Theory, Chinese Visiting Scholars, Extra-curricular Oral English Study
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Lucy K. Spence, Haiying Wang, Xumei Fan. (2021). Motivation to Study English Among Chinese Visiting Scholars. International Journal of Education, Culture and Society, 6(3), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijecs.20210603.11
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