MOTIVATION AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING P.64-65 Brown, 168-175
HOW DO WE DEFINE MOTIVATION IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING?
FROM A BEHAVIORIST PERSPECTIVE: Motivation in this school is anticipation of reward driven by positive reinforcement. FROM A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE: Motivation is related to a person’s choice and goals. FROM A SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: Motivation is related to a person’s choice, and affected by the social surrounding.
3. MOTIVATION RETROSPECTION 1. CHOICE MOTIVATION 2 EXECUTIVE MOTIVATION 3. MOTIVATION RETROSPECTION MODEL OF MOTIVATION. P.64
CHOICE MOTIVATION: Getting started and setting goals. EXECUTIVE MOTIVATION: Carrying out the tasks to maintain motivation. MOTIVATION RETROSPECTION: Student’s positive reaction to their performance.
MOTIVATION ORIENTATIONS INSTRUMENTAL MOTIVATION INTEGRATIVE MOTIVATION Language learning to integrate into the second language culture and groups. Language learning to achieve instrumental goals. Such as, career, translation, reading,…
Is motivation to perform a task for its own sake. INTRINSIC MOTIVATION EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION Is motivation to perform a task for its own sake. The reward is the task itself. Motivation to perform a task for a reward from outside. Grades, money, positive feedback.
HOW CAN A STUDENT LEARNING THE SECOND LANGUAGE FOR INSTRUMENTAL REASONS BE INTRINSICLY MOTIVATED? AND HOW CAN HE BE EXTRINSICLY MOTIVATED?
How to increase motivation among students? Motivating students into the lesson: giving remarks to interest students. Varying the activities, tasks, and material: avoid routine and boredom. Using co-operative rather than competitive goals: when students have to work together as teams, increasing their motivation to learn and win