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Influence of Class Room Environment on Students’ Motivation in
Learning English at Public Sector College at Tando Allahyar, Sindh Pakistan:
A Qualitative Study

Danish Latif Nizamani, MS (Linguistics) Scholar
Bandah Ali Talpur, MS (Linguistics) Scholar
Zahid Jamali, MS (Linguistics) Scholar

Abstract

It can be said that motivation is rather universal though it may vary in degree. Motivation has very extensive and wide scope though much is researched still much is left to be researched. In fact research is ongoing process, it is moving on its ways in every corner of the world. The objective of this research is to explore the classroom factors involved to influence learners’ motivation in learning English at intermediate level. This research focuses on the reasons of activeness and passiveness in the classroom and its influence on students’ motivation in learning English. Additionally, to know through the students’ responses regarding classroom environment, whether it influences negatively or positively? This research followed qualitative approach for data collection and analysis. For the sake of collection of data, semi-structured interviews were conducted from ten intermediate students. The data was thematically analyzed. This research found that reasons of students’ activeness and passiveness in relation to classroom such as class time, teachers’ attitude etc. Besides, morning classes influence positively on students’ motivation. Furthermore, there are many other interesting findings of this research. This research study can be helpful for English teachers who teaches in such context. The researcher acknowledges that this study is limited to a few participants, but the same study can be conducted from other participants to get more interesting results.

Keywords: Classroom environment, students’ motivation, Intermediate students.

Introduction

Classroom is a place where the actual teaching and learning process is taken place. Classroom dynamics plays a vital role in the achievement of teaching learning ends. Last 30 years remained for the noticeable progress in the field of learning environment diversification and internationalization (Fraser, 1998a). In classroom environment it includes broader areas from educational point of view. Firstly, material setting such as furniture, seating arrangement, and class size etc. Secondly, psychological environment such as social dynamics, cultural identities, linguistic identities in classrooms where there are multilingual and multicultural issues. Thirdly, instructional communication such as teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction, teachers’ attitude and behavior, offer a kind of help for hidden curriculum. Fourthly, group dynamics, such as in-group identities, etc. Lastly, instructional material such as books, notes etc.

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Danish Latif Nizamani
MS (Linguistics) Scholar, MUET, Jamshoro
House # C-77, Jam Houses Colony Tando Jam
District Hyderabad
Sindh, Pakistan
danishlatifnizamani@Gmail.Com

Bandah Ali Talpur
MS (Linguistics) Scholar, MUET, Jamshoro
Pakistan
bandahalitalpur2013@Gmail.Com

Zahid Jamali
MS (Linguistics) Scholar, MUET, Jamshoro
Pakistan
zahidjamali24@gmail.com

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