Author(s)

Wei Chen ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Fuzhou Polytechnic, 8 Lianrong Road, University Town, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China

Corresponding Author

Wei Chen

ABSTRACT

In the motivation research in foreign language acquisition, most scholars focus on the motivation types and triggering factors. The paper will focus on the English learning motivational efforts or intensity through the investigation on English learning behaviours. It is targeted at the gender difference of the intensity among higher vocational students and comparing the situation between 200 EFL undergraduates and 207 EFL higher vocational students. Based on the results, the pedagogical methods are suggested targeted at higher vocational students' English learning. 

KEYWORDS

Gender Difference, English Learning Motivation Intensity, Higher Vocational Students

CITE THIS PAPER

Wei Chen, Gender Difference of English Learning Motivation Intensity among Higher Vocational Students. Applied & Educational Psychology (2023) Vol. 4: 65-69. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2023.040310.

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