Description
Study on motivation and attitudes towards learning
Book Summary
This work offers a rigorous analysis of the motivation and attitudes of university students toward learning English in a context of increasing cultural diversity. The author examines how the need for linguistic competence, driven by the global labor market, tourism, and immigration, influences students' willingness to master the language. Through detailed research, the book provides keys to understanding the factors that determine success in the study of the English language, becoming a valuable tool for educators and professionals interested in applied sociolinguistics.
What is it about?
The book starts from the premise that English is a fundamental requirement for functioning in a globalized world, affecting areas such as employment, travel, and social integration. Within this framework, the author focuses on university students who, upon finishing their studies, must integrate into that international environment. The research delves into two key aspects: motivation (the desire and effort to learn) and attitude (perceptions and feelings toward the language). The study analyzes how the students' cultural diversity can modulate these variables, offering a detailed vision of the obstacles and drivers that define the English learning process in higher education.
Main themes
- Motivation toward learning English as a foreign language.
- Linguistic attitudes in university cultural diversity contexts.
- Influence of globalization on communicative competence in English.
- Relationship between the labor market, immigration, and tourism with the need for the language.
- Psychological and social factors that affect the acquisition of a second language.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at teachers, researchers, and students of sociolinguistics, English philology, education, and educational psychology. It is also of interest to language teaching professionals who seek to understand the motivational and attitudinal dynamics of their students in multicultural environments, as well as to any reader interested in the challenges of learning English in today's society.
What this book offers
- Provides a theoretical and practical framework for understanding motivation and attitudes in English learning.
- Offers updated data on the reality of university students in a context of cultural diversity.
- Helps identify the factors that facilitate or hinder the acquisition of English skills.
- Serves as a guide for designing more effective educational strategies adapted to the needs of students.
Technical sheet
- Author: de la Rosa García, Manuel
- Publisher: PUNTO ROJO EDITORIAL
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: SOCIOLINGUISTICS
- Collection: PUNTO ROJO LIBROS
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: June 2025
- Number of pages: 92
- Weight: 120 g
Editorial review
This is a concise and specialized work that addresses a central issue in contemporary education: how globalization and cultural diversity shape students' disposition toward English. Its analytical approach and research basis make it a useful resource for those working in the field of language teaching or sociolinguistics, offering a well-founded perspective on the current challenges of linguistic learning.