With reference to this study, it is apparent that the student participants’ English
language achievement (English grades) seemed to be influenced by their requirement to
take English course as a compulsory subject, although they take English courses for
both integrative and instrumental reasons as well as to fulfill the university English
language requirement. In other words, behind students studying English hard to achieve
good English grades may lie a motive of wanting to receive good grade point average in
order to get good jobs or pursue their studies at the master degree level.