STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF W.B.YEAT’S POEM “WHAT THEN” 1. Introduction This research study makes an attempt to analyze the famous poem “What Then” written by William Butler Yeats, an Irish and one of the foremost figures of the 20th century literature. It applies the various linguistic methods to the poem in order to critically appreciate it and analyses it stylistically. Firstly, it puts forward the objectives and methodology of the study. Secondly, it gives a brief review of the works that have been
behavior" (Mayer, 2011) What is Achievement Motivation? McClelland, David studied workplace motivation and theorized that performance of work is influenced by various needs experienced by all workers and their superiors. One of these needs is Achievement Motivation - which can be defined as an individual 's need to meet realistic goals, receive feedback and experience a sense of accomplishment. Theories of Achievement Motivation: Self-Worth Theory in Achievement Motivation: Self-worth theory states
For example, under the impression that motivation was a more efficient predictor of achievement than intelligence, McClelland used the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) to measure motivation and was criticized. Critics of McClelland 's theory state that there are issues with the validity concerning the TAT extrapolations and estimations used
Indeed, a meta-analysis has shown that specific academic self-concepts provide much better prediction of academic achievements than global self-esteem (Hansford & Hattie, 1982). The main goal of this study is to demonstrate a multidimensional character of self-concept by showing reciprocation between general and academic self-esteem in their joint prediction of school achievement. Self-efficacy has been related to persistence, tenacity, and achievement in educational settings (Bandura
parents and students look forward to reap the fruits of their labor and hardship as they receive their report cards. Some students would be satisfied with their academic achievements which are due to a good collaboration of their parent and teachers which has greatly helped them all throughout the school year as well as their desire to perform better. Undoubtedly, some would be depressed with what they have achieved and would wonder why they are left behind with other students. Imperatively, education
study and data were collected through questionnaire containing likert scale. Data were analyzed by using various statistical tools like central tendencies, dispersion, t-test, Correlation etc. The findings of this study revealed that there is a strong desire of hygiene and motivational factor, which has been propounded in Herzberg 's two factors theorems, among
explore the research problem. The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of lecturer’s negative attitude on the student academic achievement studying at the institute of Venda. The key elements are: research approach, research design, target population, sampling and sampling technique , research instruments, data collection methods, pre-testing data analysis techniques, trustworthiness and ethical considerations. 3.2. Research approach Qualitative research approach is defined as an approach
University students’ academic motivation and academic achievement. They found out that subscales of task, effort, competition and social concern had significantly positive relationship with academic achievement. Hakimi, Hejazi, and Lavasani (2011) assessed the relationship between personality traits and student’s academic achievement and student’s GPA. They concluded that Neuroticism and Extraversion were negatively correlated with academic achievement. Furnham and Monsen (2009) studied the extent to
Integrative orientation refers to a desire to learn a target language in order to integrate into the target language group with a positive attitude and/or to interact and identify with members from the target language community. Instrumental orientation refers to a desire to learn the target language with more functional and practical reasons such as getting a better job/grade or achieving higher social status. Gardner and his associates maintained that individuals with integrative orientation would
The cellular/ cytological content is the visible aspect while the information/idea/desire content is the invisible aspect of human beings. Visible aspect is the appearance, whereas invisible aspect is the ultimate purpose or theme. The theme is inner reality while appearance is the outer manifestation of inner reality. Theme and appearance