An Assessment Of Instrumental And Integrative Orientations Among Learners Of English Language In Ward Secondary Schools: A Case Of Musoma And Butiama Districts

ABSTRACT

For every action that someone does, desires a motivation and a goal for that action. Students in secondary schools when learning a foreign language should have good environment and an ample time to motivate them in order to fulfill their learning orientations. This study was focused on the assessment of instrumental and integrative orientations among learner of English language in ward secondary school in Musoma District and Butiama District. In addition, the study anticipated to diagnose the students’ attitudes towards learning English language in ward secondary schools. 144 students played a role in completing a questionnaire reflecting their orientations for learning English language as well as students’ attitudes towards learning English language. Additionally 48 students in the interview, revealed their orientations and their attitudes towards learning English language. Again in the interview, 12 teachers of English, 6 academic masters/mistresses and the DEO were involved to extend considerate and clarification of the results. The data revealed that students in both Musoma and Butiama districts have a higher degree of instrumental orientation compared to integrative orientation. Different from other related studies, poor learning environment found to be in the first position in terms of challenges related to students’ motivation. The study provides the findings and recommendations which are very important to teachers of English, curriculum developers, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training as well as to further scholars are provided. Lastly, it is expected that the findings of this study could be of much assistance for evolving teaching and learning English language in the MBDs students. vi ACKNOWLED