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An Motivation Survey on English Learning in Tertiary Vocational College with Different Textbooks in China

Na Wang

Abstract


The objective of this study is to find out the effect different textbooks arouse in English class in a tertiary vocational college in China. The researcher indicates to find out the reasons of different performance in English class in a vocational college in China. Thus the researcher distributed motivation survey to the students. The study indicates that the English textbook focus more on professional English enhances the instrumental motivation of students in vocational college and encourages the students’ English learning outcomes. The study gives inspiration to the English language teaching in vocational college in China.

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Vocational education; Instrumental motivation textbook

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i15.8762

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