Iranian Students’ Attitudes and Motivations towards English Medium of Instruction

Current MA Thesis study is an Eastern Mediterranean University case study of attitudes and motivations of Iranian students towards English language, English Speakers and English as a Medium of Instruction. The Context of the study is EMU located in Cyprus. In order to achieve the aim of the study 4 research questions have been proposed, and a mixed method data collection procedure was set and organized out of an already existing test battery, prepared by Robert, C. Gardner (2006) known as AMTB. This instrument was tested and piloted, and its reliability and validity was insured. Then the instrument was distributed among 199 participants, while they were asked to reflect their views and feelings as honestly as possible. Data analysis procedure was done via SPSS software package. The results of this study shows that Iranian student carry positive attitudes and motivations towards English and English Medium Instruction. The type of the motivation was mainly integrative. Keywords: Attitudes, Motivations, EMI, Globalization