• Ali Suleiman Awwad

  Author

• Siti Hamin Stapa

  Author

• Tengku Nor RizanTengku Mohd Maasum

  Author

Globalization has affected almost every part of the world. It has also changed the
language learning pattern. The main aim of this study is to investigate the globalization impact
on the motivation of Jordanian EFL learners. The critical review of literature shows that there are
four important variables of globalization; Internet, satellite television programs, scientific
purposes, and social issues including migration. Mainly, this study conducts questionnaire survey
to analyze the impact of identified globalization variables on EFL learning motivation. The
questionnaire data were collected from 295English language learners in Al-Yarmouk University
in Jordan. There were various analyses conducted to address the main aim of this study;
descriptive analysis, correlation test, and regression test. The results of questionnaire analysis
indicate that the students are instrumentally motivated; there are positive and strong effects of
internet and migration variables on the EFL students’ motivation. There are relations between
Internet and migration, and between Internet and scientific purposes. TV is one of the important
variables to learn English, but it has not affected on the motivation of EFL students’ motivation.
The contribution of this study represented by the identifying the importance and the effects of
globalization variables on EFL learning motivation.

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