Investigating the Effects of the Negative Classroom Environment on Students’ Motivation Case Study: 1st year LMD Students of English at Chadli Bendjedid University El-Tarf

Abstract

The present study attempts to investigate, in depth, the effects of the negative classroom environment on students’ motivation, then demonstrating the various obstacles facing 1st year LMD students of English at Chadli Bendjedid University, El-Tarf, besides its impact upon their motivation was the papers’ ultimate focus. To reach this target, we have opted for the descriptive method to appraise the relationship between the inconvenient classroom environment and its influence on students’ incentives. Henceforth, two types of data gathering tool were used; on one hand, a questionnaire was administrated to 1st year LMD students of English, and on the other hand, classroom observation was conducted to validate the results obtained from the questionnaire .The two instruments were intensively devoted to get some basic information about the extent of the negative class atmosphere upon students’ motivation and learning. The obtained findings have confirmed our hypothesis which stipulates “if EFL students’ are to be engaged in a non-supportive class climate, the likelihood, its negative upshots will be highly presented, thus students’ motivation will certainly be hindered.” In fact, both students’ questionnaire and classroom observation have strongly emphasized our hypothesis by considering the negative classroom environment as one of the main contributors to students’ de-motivation and, therefore, low academic achievement

إن اﻟﻐﺮض اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻣﻦ وراء اﻧﺠﺎز ھﺬا اﻟﺒﺤﺚ ھﻮ ﺗﻘﯿﯿﻢ اﻟﻤﻨﺎخ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻟﻠﺪراﺳﺔ و اﻟﺘﺮﻛﯿﺰ ﺑﺎﻷﺳﺎس ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ اﻻﻧﻌﻜﺎﺳﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺨﻠﻔﮭﺎ اﻟﺒﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺴﻠﺒﯿﺔ ﻟﺒﻌﺾ اﻷﻗﺴﺎم و ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮھﺎ اﻟﻤﺒﺎﺷﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺪى اﻧﺪﻣﺎج و ﺗﺤﻔﯿﺰ اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻢ ,ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻟﺪور اﻟﺬي ﺗﻠﻌﺒﮫ ھﺬه اﻷﺧﯿﺮة ﻓﻲ ﺟﻌﻠﮭﻢ اﻗﻞ ﻓﺎﻋﻠﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ .ﻟﺒﻠﻮغ ھﺬا اﻟﮭﺪف ارﺗﺄﯾﻨﺎ اﺳﺘﺨﺪام ﻣﻨﮭﺞ اﻟﻤﻼﺣﻈﺔ ﻣﻊ ﻗﺴﻤﯿﻦ ﻟﻠﺴﻨﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ ﻟﻐﺔ اﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ ﺑﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺸﺎذﻟﻲ ﺑﻦ ﺟﺪﯾﺪ اﻟﻄﺎرف ,وذاﻟﻚ ﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺗﺄﺛﯿﺮ اﻟﻤﺤﯿﻂ اﻟﺴﻠﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﺴﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ اﻟﺘﻔﺎﻋﻠﻲ ﻟﻠﻄﻠﺒﺔ . ﻛﺬاﻟﻚ ﻗﻤﻨﺎ ﺑﺘﻮﺟﯿﮫ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻧﻔﺲ اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ أراﺋﮭﻢ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﺣﻮل ﻣﺎ إذا ﻛﺎن اﻟﺠﻮ اﻟﺴﻠﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﻘﺴﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺿﻤﻦ اﻷﺳﺒﺎب اﻟﺘﻲ ﻗﺪ ﺗﺆدي إﻟﻰ ﻛﺒﺢ رﻏﺒﺘﮭﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪراﺳﺔ ,وﺑﺎﻟﺘﺎﻟﻲ إﺿﻌﺎف ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ﺗﺤﺼﯿﻠﮭﻢ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ .و ﻋﻠﯿﮫ ﻓﺎن اﻟﻨﺘﺎﺋﺞ اﻟﻤﺘﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ أﻛﺪت ﻓﺮﺿﯿﺘﻨﺎ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﺘﻀﻲ ﺑﺄﻧﮫ ,إن ﺗﻢ إدراج اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﯿﺌﺔ ﺻﻔﯿﺔ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﻼﺋﻤﺔ ,ﻓﺈﻧﮭﺎ ﺳﺘﺆﺛﺮ ﺳﻠﺒﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺤﻔﯿﺰھﻢ ﻟﻠﺪراﺳﺔ .و ﻣﻦ ھﻨﺎ ﻧﺴﺘﻨﺘﺞ ﺑﺎن ﻟﻠﺒﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺼﻔﯿﺔ اﻟﺴﻠﺒﯿﺔ دﺧﻼ ﻛﺒﯿﺮا ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻌﻨﻮﯾﺎت اﻟﻄﻠﺒﺔ وﻣﺪى ﺗﺤﻔﺰھﻢ ﻟﻠﺪراﺳﺔ ﻓﻈﻼ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻧﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺿﻤﻦ اﻷﺳﺒﺎب اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻔﺴﺮ ﺿﻌﻒ ﺗﺤﺼﯿﻠﮭﻢ اﻟﺪراﺳﻲ