A Study on Motivation of Second-year Students Enrolling in Math-through-English Teacher Training at a University in Vietnam
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https://doi.org/10.54855/ijte.23338Keywords:
Math-through-English, motivation level, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, motivational factorsAbstract
This study aimed to examine the motivation of 31 sophomores taking the Math-through-English teacher preparation program at the Faculty of Mathematics, Hanoi National University of Education. The study's use of quantitative and qualitative methods revealed that the second-year students were mostly intrinsically driven and had a modest level of motivation to complete this integrated course. This contributed to affirming that teaching science subjects in English was somewhat essential and influenced students' learning and career orientation. The three most common motivators were the lecturers, the voluntary aspect of MTE learning, and the pleasant relationships with classmates. Given the study's findings, various suggestions are made to improve the course's efficacy in particular and the use of teaching sciences through English in Vietnam generally.References
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