Integrative and Instrumental Motivation of Libyan ELT Undergraduate Students Towards Learning English

The current study aimed to explore the motivation level and motivation type (whether they are integratively or instrumentally motivated) of ELT undergraduate Libyan students towards learning English. It also attempts to explore the major factors which influence the motivation of ELT undergraduate students in learning English. The study was conducted at the University of Sebha, specifically in the Department of English Language Teaching (ELT), which is located in the south of Libya. This case study used a quantitative method. 118 ELT undergraduate students participated in this research. The data collection instrument was a student's questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS 20 software programme. The results showed that the motivation of students for learning English is high. In addition, they are more instrumentally than integratively motivated to learn English language. Furthermore, it was revealed by the results that the factors which contribute to learner's motivation are mixed between integrative and instrumental motives. Lastly, the implications, limitations of the study, as well as further research studies suggestions were also provided at the end of this study. Keywords: Motivation, Integrative, Instrumental, ELT students