Chinese ESP learners in this sample were motivated in a mixed manner, and 'certificate motivation' was not supported¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students were motivated in a mixed manner, blending extrinsic and intrinsic subtypes in their self-descriptions. → Liu 2016 q2 i? Hua's 'certificate motivation' was not justified in this sample, as most interviewed students had already passed CET4 or CET6. → Liu 2016 (2)

Evidence¶

Liu 2016¶

Liu, L. (2016). Why Do Chinese College Students Learn ESP: An Analysis of Language Learning Motivations within SDT Framework. English Language Teaching, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n4p92

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Conclusion drawing on the questionnaire results and focus-group interviews with respondents; the author concludes "students were motivated in a mixed manner" and that interviewees mixed subtypes in their descriptions.

"Therefore it is not unjustified to conclude that students were motivated in a mixed manner. They were not very clear about their motivational subtypes and tended to mix different subtypes up in their description."

Liu 2016 (2)¶

Liu, L. (2016). Why Do Chinese College Students Learn ESP: An Analysis of Language Learning Motivations within SDT Framework. English Language Teaching, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n4p92

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Focus-group interview finding: "most students responded that they had already passed the CET4 or CET6", so certificate motivation was "not sufficient to justify" in this group; students instead cared about real knowledge and skills for future work.

"most students responded that they had already passed the CET4 or CET6, so the evidence found in the students is not sufficient to justify such a type of motivation, at least in this group of students."

Discussion¶

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