International Journal of Research Studies in Education
CollabWritive Special Issue
Volume 13 Issue 17
Available Online: 25 October 2024
Author/s:
Pang, Ying
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (toomeer1204@163.com)
Abstract:
This descriptive study determined the English learning motivation, learning strategies, and information technology capabilities among Chinese tourism students in China. Specifically, it described the profile of the respondents in terms of tourism English learners in Chinese higher vocational college in terms of sex, grade level, and colleges; determined the respondents’ English learning motivation in terms of internal and external motivations; identified the respondents’ English learning strategies in terms of cognitive, regulatory, communicative and resource strategies; investigated the respondents’ information technology capability in terms of gathering, filtering, and integrating information; tested the differences in response among the English learning motivation, learning strategies and students’ information technology capability when grouped according to their profile variables; established the correlation among English learning motivation, learning strategies and information technology capability in tourism English learning; and lastly, proposed an English language learning program for tourism students based on the results of the study. The participants were 400 Tourism Service and Management students from three higher vocational colleges in China, namely, Jinan Preschool Education College, Shandong College of Tourism and Hospitality, and Shandong Yingcai University. The reliability of the surveys showed that all sections of the instrument exhibited acceptable to excellent levels of reliability. It employed the Likert scale and was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha. The gathered data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, t-test, and a quantitative descriptive study technique. According to the study’s findings, majority of the respondents are females in their second year in Jinan Preschool Education College. Additionally, the results indicated that the respondents agreed on the indicators of English learning motivation in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. When it comes to English learning strategies, the respondents agreed on the indicators pertaining in terms of cognitive, regulatory, communicative and resource strategies. In terms of information technology capability, the respondents concurred with the indicators such as gathering, filtering, and integrating information. As to the relationship among English learning motivation, English learning strategies, and information technology capability, results showed highly significant relationships. A language learning program to enhance the learning motivation, strategies and IT capability of Chinese Tourism students was proposed. The tourism sector is a globally interconnected economy, in which English functions as a universal language. This research may help educators and institutions develop more focused language programs that correspond with students’ interests, enhance their capacity to engage with international tourists, and increase their employability. Recommendations for further research on the influence of various digital tools and platforms on students’ capacity to collect, filter, and synthesize information and make a comparative analysis that may yield information regarding the most effective techniques for enhancing these abilities were recommended
Keywords: English learning motivation, learning strategy, information technology capability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24758
Cite this article:
Pang, Y. (2024). English learning motivation, strategies, and information technology capability among Chinese tourism students. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 13(17), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2024.24758