A Study On Motivational Regulation Strategy Of College Students’ English Learning Based On Mobile Device

Accompanying the prevalence of the Internet and the rapid replacement of mobile devices,learning English with mobile devices is growing in popularity among college students.Motivation,as the driving force in language learning,is an essential factor that has a significant effect on English learning.However,when the learning task is too stressful,or other interference occurs,the learner will inevitably fall into the predicament of learning slackness.How to use appropriate strategies to regulate their motivation and focus on English learning?These questions deserve more considerable attention from English learners and teachersThe study of motivation for second language learning started in the late 1950s Gardner and Lambert transformed the long-term study of mother tongue acquisition in motivation and established the theory of second language learning motivation Meanwhile,in China,the number of domestic researches on the language motivation and strategies of second language learning motivational regulation has gradually increased from 2001,as a result of the improving status of English disciplines and the diversified development of students’learning method.From the initial theoretical introduction to empirical research,the research content is becoming increasingly diversified and comprehensive.Nevertheless,the research on college students’English learning motivational regulation strategy based on mobile devices is still in its infancy.Therefore,this study attempts to answer the following three questions(1)What strategies do Chinese college students use to regulate their motivation in English learning based on mobile devices?(2)What is the overall pattern of motivational regulation strategies used by college students based on mobile devices?(3)What are the differences in the use of motivational regulation strategy in variables like students’major,gender,grade,and academic performance?This study consists of three parts.The first part explores the related theories of“second language motivation","motivational regulation",and "motivational regulation strategies".The second part combines first-hand survey data as well as the discussion with the team,analyzes the types of current college students’ English learning motivational regulation strategies based on mobile devices and compiles questionnaires.The third part uses SPSS for data analysis and presents the use of college students’English learning motivational regulation strategies based on mobile devicesIn the first part,the background and the significance of the research are presented Meanwhile,related concepts such as "the second language motivation","motivational regulation" and "motivational regulation strategy" are elaborated along with the summary of the relevant researches both at home and abroad.This chapter provides a theoretical basis for the whole study.In the second part,according to the results of interviews and open questionnaires,the team analyzed and classified the college students’English learning motivational regulation strategies.After formulating and forecasting the first version of“Questionnaires for College Students’English Learning Motivational Regulation Strategies Based on Mobile Devices",the formal questionnaire for this study was finalized based on the results of the first prediction and review of several college English teachers.The questionnaire was distributed through the website of www.wjx.com,and 358 college students were randomly surveyed.In the third part,the author used SPSS to conduct an exploratory factor analysis of the data to explore the types of college students’ English learning motivational regulation strategies.At the same time,a descriptive statistical analysis of the use of motivational control strategies was applied.Finally,the characteristics of students of different genders,majors,grades,and academic achievements in the use of motivational regulation strategies were explored through independent sample T-tests and One-way ANOVA analysis of varianceThrough research,the main findings of this study are as follows:(1)College students use a variety of strategies to regulate their motivations when learning English with mobile devices,including Mastery Self-talk,Self-consequating,Peer-assisted,Interest Enhancement,Devices Control and App-assisted.(2)Different from the strategies mentioned in previous studies,college students are more inclined to use online social methods and APP to regulate their motivation when learning with mobile devices;The overall use of motivational regulation strategies is unsatisfactory College students seldom regulate their motivation with strategy.(3)Through a One-way ANOVA analysis,it is found that gender,grade,and major differences have no effect on the use of motivational regulation strategy in the study,which is unexpected;The use of motivational regulation strategies by English learners with high academic scores is generally better than those with low academic scoresIn essence,this paper provides some suggestions to both college students and English teachers.For college students,it is of great significance to be aware of the importance of motivational regulation strategy and endeavor to use various motivational regulation strategies to regulate their motivation in order to achieve an ideal language level.On the other hand,for English teachers,it is unwise to only concentrate on textbook or grammar teaching in the class.Training on how to use a motivational regulation strategy should also be provided in order to help students promote their learning motivation and autonomous learning abilityThis paper is only a study of current college students’ English learning motivational regulation strategy based on mobile devices.Due to the limitation of online questionnaires and the number of participants,there are certain limitations in this study,and it indeed requires further in-depth investigation and verification in the future.Finally,it is expected that this study might provide a new perspective on the research of motivational regulation strategy and be beneficial to college students’English learning in the future.