Abstract
L2/Second (English) motivation playsa considerable role in the successful L2 learning. However, L2
motivation is equally fluctuating and unstable due to numerous distracting influences, commonly known as
L2 de-motivation. This highlights the need of energizing L2 learners in their struggle to learn L2 successfully.
This becomes more important especially in the under-researched context of Pakistan where the L2 learners'
motivation along with L2 de-motivation has been noted, due to numerous reasons. For this purpose, data
from 20 ESL undergraduate learners of the Department of English of a remote and under-researched Kohat
University of Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan was collected through the semistructured interviews. Applying the thematic analysis on the data, it was revealed that the L2 learners
perceive that friendly and cooperative L2 teachers, L2 communicative and interactive methods, helping
classmates, increasing their L2 self-confidence, use of information technology, room for correcting their L2
mistakes, and reducing their L2 speaking anxietycan re-motivate them towards learning L2. Moreover, they
believe that learning L2 is important not only for their academic achievements but alsofor their personal and
national growth/development,getting jobs and also de-motivated due tothe L2 teachers and lower grades in
L2. Another interesting and extremely noted finding of the study in the context of Pakistan is the underlying
notion of resilience-the belief and consequent struggle to work hard in the face of numerous L2 demotivational factors.Keeping in view such findings, there isa need to focus on the learners and especially their
various individual variables. Moreover, it suggests to adopt interesting teaching methods and collaborative
environment in the classroom so that L2 learning can be maximized in the context of Pakistan and also across
the world.
Dr. Mansoor Ali, Abdus Samad, Maimoona Iqbal. (2021) Re-Fueling L2 learners' Motivation: Exploring ESL Undergraduate Learners' Perceptions about the ReMotivating Factors of a Public Sector University in Pakistan. The Qualitative Appro, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume-58, Issue-1.
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