OICC Press Journal of New Trends in English Language Learning (JNTELL) 2821-2290 3 1 2024 03 17 EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Motivation Development via Exposure to Movie-Watching 10.71528/jntell.202402161092353 EN Farahnaz Dayani Ph.D. Candidate, Department of English Language, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran Valeh Jalali English Department, Azad University of Kerman Massoud Tajadini Assistant Professor, Department of English Language, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran Neda Fatehi Rad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1295-9078 Journal Article 2024 03 17 An aspect responsible for lack of suitable communicative skills is inappropriate level of motivation among the learners. The goal of this study was to consider the impact of using film watching on the pragmatic motivation of EFL learners. To this purpose, an experimental study was carried out with medical students. The sample of the study was composed of 60 nursing students aged 19 to 24. To ensure that the participants English proficiency, Quick Oxford Placement Test (OQPT) was run. Finally, 54 participants established the subjects of the study; then, being randomly classified into two equal groups of experimental (EG=27) and control (CG=27). Pre and post Pragmatic Motivation Questionnaire (Tajeddin and Zand-Moghadam, 2012) were used to collect the data. The results of the study indicated that watching films by the EFL learners could impact their level of motivation significantly. The achievements suggested the extensive use of movies in the language classes that could lead to both pragmatic knowledge and the subjects’ level of pragmatic motivation.