Unit 9 Motivation
In this unit I learned that
we have different reasons for learning a foreign language and the motivation to
do it comes from inside of us, the environment or for necessity, also there are
in some cases demotivated learns who
had lost their motivation and unmotivated
who has no motivation to learn. I could say that teachers have to pay attention
the kind of students he/has and being a good example by showing committed and
motivation in class. If the learner feels good about learning the new language
this can make this student feel confident
about he/she is learning which is important that make us to have a sense of
achievement.
In addition encouragement and support help
students to continue and find a reason for learning, for example if we like the
course book we are using or we love the class or the way the teacher teaches
help us to learn, praising or giving a good feedback built self-confidence to
students. Finally teachers have to make learners familiar with the culture of
the target language by bringing native speakers.
In conclusion, there are
different kinds of motivation and reasons to learn a language and as future
teachers we have to know how to motivate our students in the class in order to
make them feel comfortable with the language and ready to learn it.
Useful
resources:
- Bantjes, Leon. "Motivation in the Classroom." Engines for Education. 1994. The Institute for the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University.
- Cerny, Jerry. The Social Studies Web. University of New Orleans College of Education.
- Teaching and the Role of Motivation www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us.../0205660177.pdf
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ReplyDeleteI consider your reflection is the kind of material from which we learned from each other. Also, your itis exceptional, you mentioned the key words from the coursebook and gave a clear explanation about them. I really liked the resources you shared because they are so teachery and academic.
Dear Giss, i took this phrase of your reflecton"In addition encouragement and support help students to continue and find a reason for learning, for example if we like the course book we are using or we love the class or the way the teacher teaches help us to learn" you make a good emphais, I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about motivation is really clear, I consider that the way you describe the use of this element inside of the classroom with our students, I agree with you about the use of motivation in the EFL classroom can change students´ minds. I also found your links useful because their information that we can apply in classes.
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ReplyDeleteDear Gissela,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your reflective blog. It was useful, I think in these day the motivation, the exposure and the usage are very important to learn english and is more easy to learn when the motivation comes from an internal desire.
Giss I really liked your information because it focuses on the encouragement and support we should give our Students, for them to continue and find a reason for learning.
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