Big five personality traits and motivation to learn Mandarin as foreign language

Ku, Chen Jung and Nurulasyikin Muda and Mohamad Rizal Abdul Hamid and Hanudin Amin and Suddin Lada and Anath Rau Krishnan (2019) Big five personality traits and motivation to learn Mandarin as foreign language. In: 1st Multidisciplinary Academic Research International Conference, 10 December 2019, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The study aims to develop a model explicating the role of student personality traits and motivation towards learning Mandarin as a foreign language. Data were collected using 50 undergraduates taking Mandarin language at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. We performed structural equation modelling (SEM) using SmartPLS 3.0 to test the research hypotheses. The path analysis revealed that the big five personality traits significantly influence and explained 52% of the variance in students’ motivation. Further, the analysis indicated that extraversion and conscientiousness produce the strongest correlation with students’ motivation. The results inferred that students who enjoy social visibility and self-discipline are also who will be motivated to learn Mandarin language. Findings also demonstrated that agreeableness positively influences motivation, and neuroticism produces negative direct relations with motivation towards learning Mandarin as a foreign language. On the contrary, the present study did not find any correlation between openness and motivation. The implications of this study are also discussed and interpreted within the context of what educators could do to encourage students’ motivation.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keyword:	Big five , Personality traits , Mandarin language , Extraversion , Consciousness , Neuroticism
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania > PL1-8844 Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania > PL1001-3208 Chinese language and literature > PL1001-1960 Chinese language
Department:	FACULTY > Labuan Faculty of International Finance
Depositing User:	SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2021 16:10
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2021 16:10
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30924

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