LEARNER MOTIVATION AND INTEREST LEARNER MOTIVATION AND INTEREST

Motivation in language learning (compared to language aptitude) is ver

important !!!
Some people are motivated " #anting to integrate into t$e target%language
culture (integrative motivation)& some " needing t$e language 'or t$eir
career or ot$er personal advantages (instrumental motivation)(
T$e urge to engage in learning activit 'or its o#n sa)e (*intrinsic
motivation) is distinguis$a"le 'rom t$e urge to learn 'or t$e sa)e o' some
e+ternal re#ard, (*extrinsic motivation),
THE TEACHERS RESPONSIBILITY
T$e -uestion is.
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
SUCCESS AND ITS REWARDS / T$is is per$aps t$e single most important
'eature in raising e+trinsic motivation, Learners #$o $ave succeeded in past
tas)s #ill "e more #illing to emplo #it$ t$e ne+t one& more con0dent in t$eir
c$ances o' succeeding& and more li)el to persevere in t$eir e1orts,
FAILURE AND ITS PENALTIES / 2ailure in an sense is generall regarded as
somet$ing to "e avoided& 3ust as success is somet$ing to "e soug$t,
AUTHORITATIVE DEMANDS / Learners are o'ten motivated " teac$er
pressure. t$e ma "e #illing to invest e1ort in tas)s simpl "ecause t$eir
teac$er as)ed t$em to& recogni4ing t$eir aut$orit and rig$t to ma)e t$is
demand& and trusting t$eir 3udgement,
TESTS / T$e motivating po#er o' tests appears clear. students #$o )no# t$e
are going to "e tested on speci0c lessons #ill normall "e more motivated to
stud to get a good note,
COMPETITION / Students #ill o'ten "e motivated to give o' t$eir "est not 'or
t$e sa)e o' t$e learning itsel' "ut in order to "eat t$eir opponents in a
competition,
5o# muc$ e1ort does a teac$er put in motivating
students to learn& #$et$er deli"eratel or not6