The Relationship between Islamic Spiritual Intelligence and Instrumental vs. IntegrativeMotivation for Learning EFL across Various Proficiency Levels

The main aim of this descriptive correlation research was to determine if Iranian EFL learners’Islamic Spiritual Intelligence correlated with their Instrumental and Integrative motivations to learnEnglish. The study also investigated if any significant differences existed in the relationships amongthese variables across different proficiency levels. In order to collect the pertinent data, the IslamicSpiritual Intelligence, Instrumental and Integrative Motivation questionnaires were sent to EFLlearners through various online language learning platforms. A total number of ۳۵۹ EFLparticipants (Intermediate, n = ۱۳۲, Upper intermediate, n = ۸۸, Advanced, n = ۱۳۹) filled all threequestionnaires. The Spearman rank order coefficient of correlation was first applied to analyze thedata collected. The results indicated that the relationships between Islamic Spiritual Intelligence,Instrumental Motivation and Integrative Motivation were statistically positive, large and significant.Then, the correlation coefficients of the three constructs within each proficiency level and theirobserved z values were calculated. The subsequent results revealed no significant differences in therelationships between Islamic Spiritual Intelligence, Instrumental and Integrative Motivationsacross different proficiency levels. Therefore, it was concluded that higher Islamic SpiritualIntelligence (ISI) correlates with higher Instrumental Motivation as well as higher IntegrativeMotivation to learn English among Iranian EFL learners and this phenomenon is the same across allthree proficiency levels. Thus, this study not only provides statistical evidence of the relationshipamong these variables, but it also suggests that Islamic Spiritual Intelligence may play an importantrole in instrumental and integrative motivations to learn English among Iranian EFL learners.

کلیدواژه ها:

Islamic Spiritual Intelligence ، Instrumental and Integrative Motivation