Bazilah Raihan Mat Shawal (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Liyana Ahmad Afip (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Kavaljit Kaur Nand Singh (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Suhaida Omar (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Linira Ghazali (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Abstract
Entrepreneurship education (EE) has been implemented across disciplines due to the claim that it can promote an entrepreneurial mindset, foster entrepreneurial attributes, and increase entrepreneurial intentions. Studies in EE have been conducted in other disciplines, including in arts, sciences, engineering, and nursing, yet are hardly available in English language teaching. In this study involving 134 university students, we explored the impacts of using the EE approach on students’ motivation for learning academic writing according to the notion of linguistic entrepreneurship. We used a pre- and posttest quasi-experimental design to explore whether the use of online interactions with entrepreneurs had a greater effect on students’ motivation to learn the English language than a course-bound, online-learning approach. Results revealed an increase in mean values for the experimental groups after the treatment, with a moderate effect size in all categories of motivation; passion, personal growth, and moral responsibility. We found students’ motivation in moral responsibility showed the highest increase in mean value as compared to the other two categories of motivation. In contrast, we found the mean scores for the control groups showed a decrease for all categories of motivation. We hope that this study can add to the literature of EE and start to inform a framework of reference for educators interested in integrating EE pedagogy into English language teaching.
Research Paper (Video; 25 minutes)
Writing
Primarily of interest to teachers of university students
About the Presenters
Bazilah Raihan Mat Shawal is currently a lecturer at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. Her position as an English language academic at an entrepreneurial and management-based university in Malaysia has triggered her interest in better understanding the concept of entrepreneurship education in improving the teaching practices in Malaysian universities. Bazilah completed her BEd in TESL and MA in applied linguistics in Malaysian universities. She obtained her PhD in entrepreneurship education from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Liyana Ahmad Afip completed her doctoral studies at the University of Queensland, Australia, where her dissertation focused on enacting English language education reforms in higher education institutions. She teaches English language proficiency courses at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia. Her research interests include language policy and planning, English language teaching, and alternative assessment.
Kavaljit Kaur Nand Singh is a lecturer at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia, teaching English language courses. She is currently a doctoral student, and her research interest is in developing teaching approaches that can impact learners’ working memory.
Suhaida Omar is a senior lecturer at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia, and is currently attached as a visiting professor in the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She graduated from the University of Warwick, UK, with an EdD (applied linguistics and ELT), and her research interests include reading in SL/FL, sociolinguistics, English language teaching, and CLIL.
With 27 years of experience, Linira Ghazali has dedicated her career to fostering linguistic proficiency and effective communication among her students. Her research interests include language, applied linguistics, and communication, focusing on the intricacies of language use and its impact on human interaction.
