%A  Latifah Abdol Latif
%A  Mansor Fadzil
%A  Ramli Bahroom
%A  Wardah Mohamad
%A Man San Ng
%T The Role of Motivation, Attitude, Anxiety and Instrumental Orientation in Influencing Learner's Performance in English as a Second Language in OUM 
%X The objective of this research is to determine the relationship between the various 
socio-psychological variables like attitude, motivation, anxiety and instrumental orientation 
on performance in English as a second language.  An impact study of each of the variables 
on learners' performance was also carried out in order to elucidate the variable that is most 
significant.  A survey methodology was used, in which 757 out of the 2016 questionnaires 
were used.  The results indicate that all the four variables were significantly correlated with 
learners' performance in the English course conducted at Open University Malaysia (OUM). 
The regression analysis showed that all the variables except for personal motivation exert 
significant impacts on performance with anxiety having a negative impact while attitude and 
instrumental orientation having positive impacts.  Several implications were discussed and 
some recommendations were put forth, taking into consideration the open and distance 
learning environment at OUM. (Abstract from authors)
%C Melbourne, Australia
%D 2011
%K Performance in English as a second language ; Learners? performance in the English course
%L library_repository565