An investigation into the demotivating factors in learning English of English majored sophomores at Tay Do University

Abstract

Demotivating factors seem to be rarely mentioned when discussing students‟ learning, but the influence of demotivating factors on students‟ learning outcomes is undeniable, especially for students who are learning English. Therefore, the aim of this study is to find out the factors that contribute to demotivating English-majored sophomores at Tay Do University. As a part of the study, 82 students from the English course 16 were selected as participants. During the study process, these participants were given questionnaires, which consisted of several statements related to the demotivating factors and an interview to get more information. The collected data from the two instruments mentioned above were all analyzed afterward. The results of the study showed that students were affected by demotivating factors in many aspects. These accounted for learner-related, subject-related, learning context-related, parent-related, and teacher-related demotivating factors. Based on the results of the study, some implications and recommendations were offered in order to help students and teachers in the learning and teaching process get better results.