Learning a language because of its value in helping to integrate with speakers of that language is what type of motivation?

Learning a language because of its value in helping to integrate with speakers of that language is what type of motivation?

• A. Integrative motivation
• B. Instrumental motivation
• C. Intrinsic motivation
• D. Social motivation

Answer: (A)

Integrative motivation means learning a language to connect with and belong to the language community. When the motivation centers on using the language to interact with its speakers, understand their culture, and be accepted by them, the goal is social integration and forming relationships with the people who speak it. The description you’re given—valuing the language for helping to integrate with its speakers—lines up exactly with this desire to belong and participate in that community through communication.

In other words, the aim isn’t just practical benefit or personal enjoyment of learning, but building social ties and identity with the people who speak the language. Instrumental motivation would emphasize practical outcomes like a job or exam success; intrinsic motivation would stem from internal interest or enjoyment of the language itself. So the motivation described best fits integrative motivation.