TTC 2011- Motivation

•Thoughts and feelings we

have which make us want

to do something.

•Motivation influences:

• Why people decide to do something

• How long they want to do it for

• How hard they are prepared to work to

achieve it

Why were / are you motivated to

learn English?

List reasons.

• Usefulness

• Culture

• Self-confidence

• Learner autonomy

• Encouragement from others

• Interest in the learning process

• Is it possible that learners have strong

motivation in one of those areas and little

in another?

• Can motivation change with age?

• How has your motivation to learn new

things changed over the years? What has

caused the change?

• Be a motivated teacher (personal example)

• Prevent anxiety (relaxed atmosphere)

• Interesting, facilitating way to present tasks

• Good relationship with learners

• Increase learners’ self-confidence (they can learn!)

• Interesting classes

• Learner autonomy!!

• Relevant course for students (personalisation)

• Goals awareness (what do they want to learn?)

• Language culture familiarization

•How easy / difficult is it for you to

follow the10 commandments for

motivating language learners?

•Who / what motivates you as a

teacher?

• http://www.learnenglish.org.uk

• http://www.english-zone.com

• http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html

•Lessons to be learned