Motivation in Elt
MOTIVATION IN LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
BY 1st LT ERDİNÇ KURU
AIR FORCE LANGUAGE SCHOOL
2010
Table of Contents page
What is Motivation? …………………………………………….3
Motivation Factors in Language Learning…………………........3
General Strategies of Motivating Students……………………...4
Incorporating Instructional Behaviors that Motivate Students….4
Structuring the Course to Motivate Students……………………5
Motivating Students by Responding to Their Work…………….6
Conclusion………………………………………………………7
WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
However simple and easy the word “motivation” might appear, it is in fact difficult to define. It seems to have been impossible for theorists to reach concensus on a single definition. According to the Webster’s : to motivate means to provide with a need or desire that causes a person to act. According to Gardner (1985) motivation is concerned with the question, “Why does an organism behave as it does?” Many researchers consider motivation as one of the main elements that determine success in developing a second or foreign language since it determines the extent of active, personal involvement in second language learning. ( Oxford&Shearin,1994) What can we infer from all these definitions? What are the keywords that “motivation” triggers in our minds? Motivation
Goal, Energy, Effort, Active involvement, Desire, Persistence
“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success”. ( Napolean Hill )
MOTIVATION FACTORS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING
“ To a very large degree, students expect to learn if their teachers expect them to learn” (Stipek,1988) Motivation in language learning plays a vital role. It is motivation that produces effective
BY 1st LT ERDİNÇ KURU
AIR FORCE LANGUAGE SCHOOL
2010
Table of Contents page
What is Motivation? …………………………………………….3
Motivation Factors in Language Learning…………………........3
General Strategies of Motivating Students……………………...4
Incorporating Instructional Behaviors that Motivate Students….4
Structuring the Course to Motivate Students……………………5
Motivating Students by Responding to Their Work…………….6
Conclusion………………………………………………………7
WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
However simple and easy the word “motivation” might appear, it is in fact difficult to define. It seems to have been impossible for theorists to reach concensus on a single definition. According to the Webster’s : to motivate means to provide with a need or desire that causes a person to act. According to Gardner (1985) motivation is concerned with the question, “Why does an organism behave as it does?” Many researchers consider motivation as one of the main elements that determine success in developing a second or foreign language since it determines the extent of active, personal involvement in second language learning. ( Oxford&Shearin,1994) What can we infer from all these definitions? What are the keywords that “motivation” triggers in our minds? Motivation
Goal, Energy, Effort, Active involvement, Desire, Persistence
“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success”. ( Napolean Hill )
MOTIVATION FACTORS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING
“ To a very large degree, students expect to learn if their teachers expect them to learn” (Stipek,1988) Motivation in language learning plays a vital role. It is motivation that produces effective