What motivates and influences students learning English in the hybrid mode of studying?
What motivates and influences students learning English in the hybrid mode of studying?

Summary/Abstract: AbstractThe article presents a study that aimed to establish what motivates and influencesthe process of learning English in students of linguistics in business in the semesterof hybrid education (face-to-face and online, depending on the COVID-19 cases amongstudents). The study was conducted among a group of 40 students. A mixed qualitative-quantitative approach was taken to analyse the data. Results show that there are variousintrinsic and extrinsic motives driving students’ learning in the hybrid mode, as well asonline and offline factors that influence it. The extrinsic, or instrumental, motives are,for example, learning to use the skill to find a good job after graduation, the use of Englishfor travelling or studying because of tests. The intrinsic, or cognitive, motives includelearning because of the fascination with the language and its countries or interest in thesubject. It was also established in the study that the students did not cope well with theconstant shifts in the studying mode, finding the instability and unexpected changesdisturbing. The participants, however, appreciated the contribution of technology thanksto going online and still stick to some of the technological solutions, even if now they areback in the face-to-face mode.

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