Abstract: Speaking skill is of great importance to English language learners. As is known, motivation plays an important role in the development of speaking skills. Motivation, in turn, is also affected by other variables. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence learners’ motivation. The analysis was carried out using five variables, namely, motivation, personality, attitudes towards English language teachers, classroom environment and instructional media, and attitudes towards English language. Data collection method included a questionnaire distributed to the participant of this study which included 92 participants from Tishk International University (TIU) studying in education, pharmacy, nursing, and medical analysis faculties. From this research, it is concluded that the variables that have the most influence on learners’ motivation are attitudes towards English language teachers, classroom environment and instructional media, and attitudes towards English language, where these variables have a positive effect on learners’ motivation.
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Keywords and phrases: motivation, factors, speaking skills, descriptive statistics, ordinary least squares, multiple linear regression.
Received: February 8, 2023; Accepted: March 16, 2023; Published: March 23, 2023
How to cite this article: Zainab Nizar Karam and Mowafaq Muhammed Al Kassab, Factors affecting the motivation of students speaking skills’ progress, Advances and Applications in Statistics 86(2) (2023), 157-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0972361723021
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