scholarly journals Muğla Halk Eğitimi Merkezi Kurslarına Katılan Yetişkin Öğrenenlerin Güdüsel Yönelimleri /Motivational Orientations of Adult Learners for Participating the Courses of Muğla People's Education Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Fatma Tezcan ◽  
Prof.Dr.Ahmet Duman
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Motivational Orientations

scholarly journals Sticking with Spanish: Reasons for Study and Motivation Maintenance in Adult Beginner Distance Language Learners

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-60
Author(s):  
Concha Furnborough ◽  
James A. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Motivational Orientations ◽  
Ideal L2 Self ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract This paper examines the reasons for study of adult beginner distance learners of Spanish and the relationships between those reasons and motivation maintenance. A survey of 563 Open University UK students found motivational orientations distinct from those of young people in earlier studies. Adult learners who maintained their motivation also demonstrated a greater number of reasons for study. Their motivation embraced intrinsic and extrinsic, integrative and instrumental orientations, short-term and long-term ambitions, and an L2 self both ideal and realistically attainable. During their course module they focused more consistently than others on the language skills they had targeted, and expressed increased enjoyment of the learning experience. This study suggests that achieving ‘softer’ short-term goals encourages persistence towards longer-term goals which reflect the ideal L2 self.

‘Motivational orientation for adult learners’

2021 ◽  
pp. 147797142110439
Author(s):  
Lata Das ◽  
Prakash Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Professional Advancement ◽  
Motivational Orientations ◽  
Gender Type

The present study is part of an exploratory research study conducted to understand the Learning experiences of adult learners in Higher Education Institutes in India. The primary aim of the present study was to examine the motivational orientations of adult learners for lifelong educational courses and hence, the Educational Participation Scale (EPS) by Boshier was used to examine the motivational orientations among adult learners enrolled in selected lifelong courses. In total, seven motivational factors were identified among the adult learners to enrol in the Programmes: Communication skills and Social contact, Professional advancement, Intellectual recreation, Cognitive interest, Family Togetherness, Children Relationship and Educational Compensation. Age, gender, type of course and educational background had varying influences on the motivational orientation of the adult learners. Though professional advancement was found to be higher, Communication skills, social contact and family togetherness was found to be significantly higher among older research participants aged 50 years and above.

Socio-demographic influences on language structure and change: Not all learners are the same

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Till Bergmann ◽  
Rick Dale ◽  
Gary Lupyan
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Language Structure

AbstractThe Now-or-Never bottleneck has important consequence for understanding why languages have the structures they do. However, not addressed by C&C is that the bottleneck may interact with who is doing the learning: While some languages are mostly learned by infants, others have a large share of adult learners. We argue that such socio-demographic differences extend and qualify C&C's thesis.

Learning Motivation of Adults Involved in AAC Intervention

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Thiessen ◽  
Christy Horn ◽  
David Beukelman ◽  
Sarah E. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Key Characteristics

Abstract The augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) personnel framework identifies the various types of people involved in successful AAC interventions. The purposes of this article are to summarize information in the AAC intervention literature that documents the role and impact of various AAC personnel, describe key characteristics of adult learners, and review research that focuses on learning motivations and preferences of adults within the AAC framework.

What about adult learners?

1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morris T. Keeton
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners
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