Thesis
presence of motivation: the impact of language brokering frequency and anxiety on the academic motivation and learning strategies of college students
University of West Florida,
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2020
Abstract
Previous research studying language brokers (i.e., children/adolescents who translate for family members) has indicated a positive correlation between frequent language brokering and gains in cognitive development. However, there is evidence documenting elevated levels of anxiety in brokers, which may undermine cognitive developments. The purpose of this study was to examine how the anxiety levels would independently predict academic motivation and learning strategies in college and examine how anxiety levels would interact with frequency of brokering. Specifically, language brokering frequency is predicted to have independent positive relationships with academic motivation and learning strategies. Language brokering frequency is expected to have a positive relationship with anxiety levels. The interaction between language brokering frequency and anxiety is expected to interfere with academic motivation and learning strategies. Our hypotheses and support from previous articles were partially supported; while a relationship between language brokering frequency, anxiety, and learning strategies was not indicated, a significant relationship was found between language brokering frequency and academic motivation including some of its subcomponents. These findings help to more directly understand the context of the language broker in emerging adulthood in higher academia and the impact on cognitive outcomes during this important transition into adulthood.
Details
- Title
- presence of motivation
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida,; Pensacola, Florida :
- Format
- text;electronic resource;remote;computer;online resource
- Number of pages
- 1 online resource (vii, 32 leaves : charts)
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
- Identifiers
- 99380090725606600
- Academic Unit
- Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida