A Correlational-Comparative Study of Grades 4 to 6 Students’ Perceptions of Parental Encouragement and Motivation for Learning English as a Foreign Language at Zet Let Kung Kyang Community School, Kachin State in Myanmar
Abstract
This study was conducted mainly to investigate the perception of parental encouragement and students’ motivation for learning English as a foreign language, and if there is a significant difference among their perception of parental encouragement and motivation for learning English as a foreign language at Zet Let Kung Kyang Community School, Kachin state in Myanmar. This research designed as a quantitative, correlational-comparative study with the population of the study, 102 Grades 4-6 students from Zet Let Kung Kyang Community School, Kachin State in Myanmar, during the academic year 2019-2020. Research to ANOVA data analysis, the study indicated that there was no significant difference among Grades 4 to 6 students’ perceptions of motivation for learning English as a foreign language, and no significant difference was found among their perceptions of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language. Pearson’s products moment correlation suggested that there was a significant positive relationship between Grades 4 to 6 students’ motivation for learning as a foreign language and their perceptions of parental encouragement for learning English as a foreign language. The result found that Grades 4 to 6 students’ perceptions of parental encouragement and motivation for learning English as a foreign language was high. Finally, the students, teachers, school administrators, parents, and future researchers will benefit from this study.
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