Role of motivation in second language learning: a study of private university students in Bangladesh

Abstract

This research portrait, the present scenario of motivation as well as its different factors, the way they help both inside and outside of the class. This study deals with the different views of motivation and how it works for language acquisition along with the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in second language learning. This study also explains motivation in students. performance. Finally, this research examines the role of teachers to motivate the students. performance. Altogether four private university Students participated in this study. To collect data both quantitative and qualitative method has been used in this research study. To measure students. motivation a questionnaire was added at the end. Some similarities and dissimilarities are found from the answers of the respondents. Based on these findings some suggestions are proposed which can be used to increase the motivation of the students.