Motivation in the Language Learning Classroom
Motivation in the Language Learning Classroom
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Guy Meyer
This podcast covers ways in which instructors in language learning classrooms can more effectively motivate their students, from how to better organize coursework to how to provide more effective feedback to students.
Abstract
Abstract
The purpose of this project is going to be the investigation of motivation in the language learning classroom. Motivation may be one of the most difficult pieces to the language learning puzzle, and properly motivating students to learn a target language isn’t always something that comes easy to language instructors. During this podcast, I discuss the effects of high/low motivation and its relationship to student success in the language learning environment, the different types of motivation that certain types of students might respond to, and various ways that teachers can effectively motivate their students in order to make them more effective language learners. Ideally, this project will provide strategies and insights that will make any language instructor a more effective motivator, and therefore a better teacher.
Cited Works
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