Research on the driving mechanisms of chinese students' foreign language learning motivation: a literature review based on one-factor, two-factor, and multifactor theories
https://doi.org/10.46845/2071-5331-2025-3-73-73-76
Abstract
This study investigates the driving mechanisms of Chinese students’ foreign language learning motivation by reviewing the literature on the factors influencing Chinese students’ foreign language learning motivation. The research method is to search for relevant literature by using ‘Chinese students’ and ‘foreign language learning motivation’ as keywords, and then to categorise and analyse the retrieved literature based on the unifactorial, bifactorial, and multifactorial theories. Results: By integrating the results of studies under different theoretical models, it can be found that the driving mechanism of Chinese students' foreign language learning motivation is complex and is jointly influenced by a variety of factors. Conclusion: Future research needs to integrate the multifactor model to explore the changing law of motivation in depth and provide more effective guidance for teaching practice.
About the Authors
E. A. Kazak
Институт информации по общественным наукам Российской академии наук
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD of linguistics, Senior researcher
Zhang Haiyan
Российский университет дружбы народов им. Патриса Лумумбы
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Associate Doctor of Education
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Kazak E.A., Haiyan Zh. Research on the driving mechanisms of chinese students' foreign language learning motivation: a literature review based on one-factor, two-factor, and multifactor theories. THE TIDINGS of the Baltic State Fishing Fleet Academy Psychological and pedagogical sciences (Theory and methods of professional education). 2025;(3(73)):73-76. https://doi.org/10.46845/2071-5331-2025-3-73-73-76
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