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Motivation and E-Learning English as a foreign language: A qualitative study

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Escobar Fandiño, Fredy Geovanni
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Muñoz, Luz Dary
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Silva Velandia, Angela Juliette
Heliyon
Journal · Vol. 5 · Issue 9 · Art. e02394
Abstract

The motivation to learn a foreign language is a complex process. According to the Ministry of National Education of Colombia -MEN-, speaking English is a generic competence to be developed at all educational levels. In this regard and based on the Theory of Self-Determination -SDT-, this qualitative phenomenological study aims to identify and analyse the aspects related to the motivation to learn English in undergraduate students of the Virtual and Distance modalities -E-Learning-. The main instrument used for data collection was a semi-structured individual interviews. The participants in the research were a group of 16 women and 3 men. The analysis was carried out through semantic categorizations and with the support of NVivo 11 software, which lets assume that motivation for learning English is strongly influenced by external factors. © 2019 The Author(s)

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motivation education E-learning Psychology CALL Meaning and benefits

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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia, Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia
Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Bogota, Bogota, Colombia, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios, Bogota, Colombia, Universidad de La Salle, Bogota, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia
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