EXTRINSIC AND INTRINSIC MOTIVATIONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) OF STUDENTS OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Abstract

The article examines the reasons the students of public universities in Ho Chi Minh City have for studying English. It also looks at the relationship between the students’ extrinsic and intrinsic motivation factors in studying English. The article adapted the motivation section measuring the value component of motivation; the expectancy component of motivation including Control of learning beliefs and Self-efficacy for learning and performance; and the affective component of motivation as Test anxiety. The results of the study show that all five value components of motivation namely Goal orientation, Task value; Control of learning beliefs, Self-efficacy for learning and performance; and Test anxiety are significantly related to the extrinsic motivation while only Goal orientation and Task value are significantly related to the intrinsic motivation.