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Title: A SURVEY OF LEARNING MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDES OF HUI HERITAGE LANGUAGE USERS
Authors: Sijiao Liu and Yuxiao Li
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Sijiao Liu1 and Yuxiao Li2 1,2. School of Foreign Languages, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
MLA 8 Liu, Sijiao, and Yuxiao Li. "A SURVEY OF LEARNING MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDES OF HUI HERITAGE LANGUAGE USERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 11, Nov. 2023, pp. 3380-3399, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i11.004. Accessed Nov. 2023. APA 6 Liu, S., & Li, Y. (2023, November). A SURVEY OF LEARNING MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDES OF HUI HERITAGE LANGUAGE USERS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(11), 3380-3399. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i11.004 Chicago Liu, Sijiao, and Yuxiao Li. "A SURVEY OF LEARNING MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDES OF HUI HERITAGE LANGUAGE USERS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 11 (November 2023), 3380-3399. Accessed November, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i11.004.
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ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to review the conservation and transmission of the Hui dialects, utilizing the "inheritance language theory" that has surfaced internationally, whilst further appreciating the distinctiveness and significance of minority languages. The survey is executed by means of both empirical and quantitative techniques followed by assessment of the findings through SPSS statistical software, to manifest genuine situation of the Hui language inheritance. The survey results indicate that Xi'an Hui heritage language speakers possess an intermediate level of dialect proficiency or above. Furthermore, their listening and speaking skills outperformed their reading and writing abilities. Their dialects are frequently used, and they demonstrate an upper intermediate level of learning attitudes and motivation. The motivation and attitude of inherited dialect speakers are affected by various backgrounds, including gender, place of residence, and partner's ethnicity. In light of these findings, the author suggests protective measures for minority inherited languages at different levels and from various perspectives.

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