Attitude/MotivationTestBattery:InternationalAMTBResearchProject(Englishversion)**Note:ThisistheEnglish-languageversionoftheAttitude/MotivationTestBattery(AMTB)forusewithsecondaryschoolstudentsstudyingEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Theitemscomprisingeachscalearepresentedinthe‘AMTBitem-key’document.TheAMTBhasbeentranslatedandusedinourresearchinBrazil,Croatia,Japan,Poland,Romania,andSpain(Catalonia).Somefindingsfromthisresearcharepresentedinthedocument‘IntegrativeMotivationandSecondLanguageAcquisition’(CAALTalk,2005).Allofthedocumentsmentionedaboveareavailableonthiswebsite.CopiesoftheAMTBintheotherlanguagescanbeobtainedfromR.C.Gardner.©2004R.C.Gardner,Ph.D.TheUniversityofWesternOntario,CanadaFollowingareanumberofstatementswithwhichsomepeopleagreeandothersdisagree.Pleasecircleonealternativebeloweachstatementaccordingtotheamountofyouragreementordisagreementwiththatitem.Thefollowingsampleitemwillservetoillustratethebasicprocedure.a.SpanishfootballplayersaremuchbetterthanBrazilianfootballplayers.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgreeInansweringthisquestion,youshouldhavecircledonealternative.SomepeoplewouldhavecircledAStronglyDisagree@,otherswouldhavecircledAStronglyAgree@,whileotherswouldhavecircledanyofthealternativesinbetween.Whichoneyouchoosewouldindicateyourownfeelingbasedoneverythingyouknowandhaveheard.Note:thereisnorightorwronganswer.1.IwishIcouldspeakmanyforeignlanguagesperfectly.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree2.MyparentstrytohelpmetolearnEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree3.Idon’tpaymuchattentiontothefeedbackIreceiveinmyEnglishclass.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree4.Idon’tgetanxiouswhenIhavetoansweraquestioninmyEnglishclass.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree5.IlookforwardtogoingtoclassbecausemyEnglishteacherissogood.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree6.LearningEnglishisreallygreat.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree7.IfJapanhadnocontactwithEnglish-speakingcountries,itwouldbeagreatloss.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree8.StudyingEnglishisimportantbecauseitwillallowmetobemoreateasewithpeoplewhospeakEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree9.IhaveastrongdesiretoknowallaspectsofEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree10.MyEnglishclassisreallyawasteoftime.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree11.IwouldgetnervousifIhadtospeakEnglishtoatourist.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree12.Studyingforeignlanguagesisnotenjoyable.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree13.ImakeapointoftryingtounderstandalltheEnglishIseeandhear.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree14.Idon’tthinkmyEnglishteacherisverygood.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree15.StudyingEnglishisimportantbecauseIwillneeditformycareer.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree16.IneverfeelquitesureofmyselfwhenIamspeakinginourEnglishclass.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree17.KnowingEnglishisn’treallyanimportantgoalinmylife.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree18.IhateEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree19.IfeelverymuchateasewhenIhavetospeakEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree20.IwouldratherspendmoretimeinmyEnglishclassandlessinotherclasses.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree21.IwishIcouldreadnewspapersandmagazinesinmanyforeignlanguages.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree22.MyparentsfeelthatitisveryimportantformetolearnEnglish.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree23.Idon’tbothercheckingmyassignmentswhenIgetthembackfrommyEnglishteacher.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree24.IfeelconfidentwhenaskedtospeakinmyEnglishclass.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeAgree25.MyEnglishteacherisbetterthananyofmyotherteachers.StronglyModeratelySlightlySlightlyModeratelyStronglyDisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeA