Attitude/Motivation Test Battery:
加油怎么说International AMTB Rearch Project
(English version)
**Note: This is the English-language version of the Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) for u with condary school students studying English as a foreign language. The items comprising each scale are prented in the ‘AMTB item-key’ document. The AMTB has been translated and ud in our rearch in Brazil, Croatia, Japan, Poland, Romania, and Spain (Catalonia). Some findings from this rearch are prented in the document ‘Integrative Motivation and Second Language Acquisition’ (CAAL Talk, 2005). All of the documents mentioned above are available on this website. Copies of the AMTB in the other languages can be obtained from R. C. Gardner.
© 2004
R. C. Gardner, Ph.D.
The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Following are a number of statements with which some people agree and others disagree. Plea circle one alternative below each statement according to the amount of your agreement or disagreement with that item. The following sample item will rve to illustrate the basic procedure.
a. Spanish football players are much better than Brazilian football players.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
In answering this question, you should have circled one alternative. Some people would have circled A Strongly Disagree@, others would have circled A Strongly Agree@, while others would have circled any of the alternatives in between. Which one you choo would indicate your own feeling bad on everything you know and have heard. Note: there is no right or wrong answer.
1.I wish I could speak many foreign languages perfectly.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
2.My parents try to help me to learn English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
3.I don’t pay much attention to the feedback I receive in my English class.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
4.I don’t get anxious when I have to answer a question in my English class.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
5. I look forward to going to class becau my English teacher is so good.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
6. Learning English is really great.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
7. If Japan had no contact with English-speaking countries, it would be a great loss.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
8. Studying English is important becau it will allow me to be more at ea with people
who speak English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 9. I have a strong desire to know all aspects of English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 10. My English class is really a waste of time.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 11. I would get nervous if I had to speak English to a tourist.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 12. Studying foreign languages is not enjoyable.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 13. I make a point of trying to understand all the English I e and hear.
数学与应用数学专业就业方向Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 14. I don’t think my English teacher is very good.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 15. Studying English is important becau I will need it for my career.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 16. I never feel quite sure of mylf when I am speaking in our English class.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 17. Knowing English isn’t really an important goal in my life.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
18. I hate English.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
19. I feel very much at ea when I have to speak English.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
国企辞职20. I would rather spend more time in my English class and less in other class.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
21. I wish I could read newspapers and magazines in many foreign languages.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
22. My parents feel that it is very important for me to learn English.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
23. I don’t bother checking my assignments when I get them back from my English teacher. Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly
Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
24. I feel confident when asked to speak in my English class.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
韵母是什么25. My English teacher is better than any of my other teachers.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
26. I really enjoy learning English.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
27. Most native English speakers are so friendly and easy to get along with, we are fortunate
to have them as friends.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
28. Studying English is important becau it will allow me to meet and conver with more
and varied people.
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Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
29. If it were up to me, I would spend all of my time learning English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 30. I think my English class is boring.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 31. Speaking English anywhere makes me feel worried.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 32. I really have no interest in foreign languages.
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Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 33. I keep up to date with English by working on it almost every day.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 34. The less I e of my English teacher, the better.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 35. Studying English is important becau it will make me more educated.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 36. It embarass me to volunteer answers in our English class.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 37. I sometimes daydream about dropping English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 38. I would rather spend my time on subjects other than English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree 39. It doesn’t bother me at all to speak English.
Strongly Moderately Slightly Slightly Moderately Strongly Disagree Disagree Disagree Agree Agree Agree
