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Conference Paper: English is not enough: Motivational struggles of English majors in East Asia
Title | English is not enough: Motivational struggles of English majors in East Asia |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | KOTESOL. |
Citation | 24th Korea TESOL International Conference: Shaping the Future: With 21st Century Skills, Sookmyung University, Seoul, South Korea, 15-16 october 2016 How to Cite? |
Abstract | English language ability has traditionally been the advantage of English majors in East Asia, but recently,
English alone is often not sufficient to guarantee a good job. This paper presents the findings of an 18-month interview-based panel study that explored this phenomenon‟s impact on students by investigating the L2 motivation of English majors (n = 59) from China, Japan, and South Korea at two Chinese universities. I share how students' career worries caused them to shift attention away from learning English and towards obtaining additional qualifications to enhance their employment chances. 'English is not enough' was a widespread opinion. I share implications of these findings and discuss how English departments in East Asia can adapt to the needs of English majors in the 21st century. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246484 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Doyle, AT | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T02:29:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T02:29:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 24th Korea TESOL International Conference: Shaping the Future: With 21st Century Skills, Sookmyung University, Seoul, South Korea, 15-16 october 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246484 | - |
dc.description.abstract | English language ability has traditionally been the advantage of English majors in East Asia, but recently, English alone is often not sufficient to guarantee a good job. This paper presents the findings of an 18-month interview-based panel study that explored this phenomenon‟s impact on students by investigating the L2 motivation of English majors (n = 59) from China, Japan, and South Korea at two Chinese universities. I share how students' career worries caused them to shift attention away from learning English and towards obtaining additional qualifications to enhance their employment chances. 'English is not enough' was a widespread opinion. I share implications of these findings and discuss how English departments in East Asia can adapt to the needs of English majors in the 21st century. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | KOTESOL. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Korea TESOL International Conference, 2016 | - |
dc.title | English is not enough: Motivational struggles of English majors in East Asia | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 278234 | - |