A Brief Discussion on Motivation and Ways to Motivate Students in English Language Learning

Autor/in	Kong, Yuan
Titel	A Brief Discussion on Motivation and Ways to Motivate Students in English Language Learning
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 2 (2009) 2, S.145-149 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Learning Motivation; Second Language Instruction; Rewards; Beliefs; Language Teachers; Teacher Expectations of Students; Cooperative Learning; Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Reward; Belohnung; Belief; Glaube; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Kooperatives Lernen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	With the requirement of economic development, English has become more and more important that people begin to learn English with fully enthusiasm even from younger age. Learning a foreign language is not a simple and easy job but sometimes it is boring and dull. Motivation is critical in English learning, thus, how to effectively motivate students in English learning is an important problem. This paper expounds this importance and ways to motivate students. First, the author shows the definition of motivation and then explains intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and their relations, following with some personal factors that influence motivation. At last, according to the rationale, the author suggests several effective ways to motivate students in English learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01