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The Role Of Motivation In The Acquisition Of Phonetic Sounds
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Over
the years, it has been observed that most students pass through the
university without actually learning or reaching proficiency in the use
of phonetic sounds. It is against this background that the researcher
wishes to investigate the role of motivation in the acquisition of
phonetic sounds by these English language learners.
Even students in
Linguistics and Literary Studies encounter varying degrees of
difficulties in the acquisition of phonetic sounds. Therefore, it is our
concern to unravel the causes of such difficulties and proffer workable
means that will enhance the students’ ability in the acquisition of
phonetic sounds of English language.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objectives of this work are to:
1.
critically look at the role motivation plays in the acquisition of
phonetic sounds as it concerns the students within the frame of this
work.
2. find out the difficulties the students encounter in the acquisition of phonetic sounds.
3. examine the importance of having a good knowledge of phonetic sounds (pronunciation) among the L learners.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
work will play a very vital role in educating both students and
teachers to imbibe the attitude of motivating learners as regards the
acquisition of phonetic sounds.
It will enable the English language learners to strive to acquire phonetic sounds.
Also,
it would help to redirect the mindset of the lecturers and students to
be (positive motivators) rather than (negative motivators) to enhance
language learning.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following questions would be attempted in this work.
i. Does motivation play a role in pronunciation learning?
ii. To what extent is motivation relevant in the acquisition of phonetic sounds among language learners?
1.6 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
This
research work centres on the role of motivation in the acquisition of
phonetic sounds among the Ebonyi State University students specifically
in the Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Faculty of Social
Sciences and Humanities, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi
State, Nigeria. The Department is made up of four (4) sub which include
Linguistics, Igbo, French, and English Literature. We will not delve
into the concept of motivation as it affects students in other
disciplines within or outside the already named institution.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Motivation plays a very important role in enhancing the students’ pronunciation learning. Consequently, the researcher’s argument is that motivation is necessary for one to learn and acquire a second or foreign language because most successful learners of a second language are motivated to do so. Hence, this research work highlights the role motivation plays in the acquisition of phonetic sounds among the Ebonyi State University students. The researcher examines the concept of moti ... Continue reading---
