Exploring the factors affecting teaching motivations of English language teachers working at primary schools

The aim of this research is to examine the factors affecting the teaching motivation of English teachers working in primary schools. The sample of the research consists of 364 English teachers working in primary schools located in the central districts of Ankara. Descriptive method was used in the research. Quantitative data of the research were collected with the teaching motivation scale developed by the researcher, and qualitative data were collected with a semi-structured interview form. Quantitative data of the research were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics, Kruskal Wallis H-Test, Mann Whitney U-Test with SPSS program. Content analysis was used in the analysis of qualitative data obtained in the research. According to the quantitative data of the research, it was concluded that the teaching motivation of the teachers participating in the research was affected more by intrinsic and altruistic factors. In addition, it was concluded that the intrinsic motivation scores of the teachers in the research showed a significant difference in favor of single teachers and the general and extrinsic motivation scores of the teachers' teaching motivation showed a significant difference in favor of teachers with 10-15 years of seniority. The qualitative data of the research revealed detailed information about the factors affecting the teaching motivation of the teachers. It is thought that the results of the research will contribute to the regulations to be made to increase the teaching motivation of English teachers and the quality of foreign language teaching in our country.