Hungarian students' motivation to learn L2 English and L3 French

Burai, Andrea (2024) Hungarian students' motivation to learn L2 English and L3 French. ALKALMAZOTT NYELVTUDOMÁNY, 1 (1). pp. 94-118. ISSN 1587-1061

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Abstract

Motivation behind language learning has long been a key issue in educational research. According to Gonzales' (2006) model, six factors are involved in the motivation for SLA: the desire for economic enhancement, the desire to become a global citizen, the desire to communicate, self-satisfaction, selfefficacy, and the desire to be integrated with other cultures. A questionnaire was created in 2022 to examine how these six factors affect the motivation of native Hungarian students in relation to L2 English and L3 French. Motivation was found to be highly connected to the students’ L2. Here, the most frequently mentioned factor was the desire for economic enhancement, followed by the desire to be a global citizen. In the case of L3 French, self-satisfaction was at the forefront, followed by self-efficacy. The results suggest that there is not only a difference between the levels of motivation to learn the two languages, but also different motivating factors.

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