Age Factor and Iranian (Efl) Learners' Various Kinds of Motivation: the Effect of Age on Iranian Efl Learners' Types of Motivation (Instrumental, Integrative, Resultative and Intrinsic)

Distinct Motivational Levels Within of Iranian (EFL) learners. Fakhri Mesri Department of English, Salmas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Salmas, Iran. Why do people learn second languages? The answers to this question is important because motivation is to be one of the main determining factors in success in developing a second or foreign language. The objective of this study is, to distinct various kinds of motivation in Iranian EFL context and also compares the effect of age on various kinds of motivation in promoting Iranian EFL learners L2 learning. The data for this study was collected from 50 (male& female) Salmas Azad University students. Language proficiency test was administrated in order to make sure about the homogeneity of the learners. They had to complete the questioners related various kinds of motivation. The Data analysis has been done with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The final result of this study shows that instrumental motivation received higher scores than other kinds of motivation moreover; there was no significant effect of age on Iranian EFL learners' various kinds of motivation.