Investigating the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and English Learning Motivation

Abstract

This study had been conducted to explore the relationship of emotional intelligence with motivation for learning English. The population of the study comprised the Government high schools of the Gujranwala division. A multistage technique of sampling had been used to select the sample for the study and 758 students including 412 girls & 346 boys were chosen. Two questionnaires were used by the researchers to collect the data from the sample. English learning motivation scale was developed by the researchers and the emotional intelligence scale by Schutte (2009) was adapted for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation test and Independent Samples t-test were used to make an analysis of the collected data. The results of the study showed a positive significant correlation between motivation and emotional intelligence (r= .560). Data analysis showed that boys and girls were the same in their level of emotional intelligence but they were significantly different in the level of motivation. Girls showed more motivation than boys. It was concluded that more emotionally intelligent students were more motivated for learning English and also enlarged their knowledge.