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Publication Date: 2020-Dec
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Factors Affecting Secondary Students' Enjoyment of English Private Tutoring: Student, Family, Teacher, and Tutoring
Yung, Kevin Wai Ho; Chiu, Ming Ming
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, v29 n6 p509-518 Dec 2020
In many Asian countries and increasingly in the West, primary and secondary school students receive private tutoring, often in the form of lectures in cram schools. As English is an international "lingua franca," many students enroll in English courses after school. Students enrolled in English private tutoring (EPT) are often examination-driven and extrinsically motivated to learn English, but past studies have not examined whether they like EPT lessons. Hence, we integrate motivation and tutoring into a theoretical model of EPT enjoyment at different levels (student, family, teacher, tutoring) and empirically test it with the survey responses of 543 Secondary Six (Grade 12) students enrolled in EPT courses in cram schools. The findings show that most Secondary Six students in Hong Kong like EPT lessons. Family, reasons for tutoring, tutoring, and student attributes are linked to EPT enjoyment. These students are more likely to like EPT if they (a) are in families perceived to have superior financial resources, (b) are not influenced by advertisements or other people to join EPT lessons, (c) attend face-to-face tutoring, (d) have a specific tutor, (e) like the tutor more than their teachers, (f) are interested in English, or (g) have greater English self-concept. The results of this study can contribute to our understanding of which motivation and tutoring factors affect students' enjoyment of EPT and inform EPT improvements.
Descriptors: Tutoring, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Secondary School Students, Grade 12, Family Influence, Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Concept, Advertising, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 12; High Schools
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Language: English
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