TKT Unit 9: MotivationTKT Unit 9: Motivation

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Porntip BodeepongsePorntip Bodeepongse

What is motivation?What is motivation?

• It is thought and feelings we It is thought and feelings we have which make us want to do have which make us want to do something, continue to want to something, continue to want to do it and turn our wishes into do it and turn our wishes into action. action.

• Motivation influences:Motivation influences:– why people decide to do somethingwhy people decide to do something– how long they want to do it forhow long they want to do it for– how hard they are prepared to how hard they are prepared to

work to achieve itwork to achieve it

Task 1Task 1

• Why were you motivated Why were you motivated to learn English? Discuss to learn English? Discuss with your friend and list with your friend and list your reasons.your reasons.

Factors influencing Factors influencing motivationmotivation

• The usefulness of knowing the The usefulness of knowing the language welllanguage well

• Interest in the target language Interest in the target language culture culture (the culture of the language (the culture of the language we are learning)we are learning)

• Feeling good about learning the Feeling good about learning the languagelanguage– Self-confidence = feeling that we Self-confidence = feeling that we

can do things successfullycan do things successfully– Learner autonomy/ independence = Learner autonomy/ independence =

feeling responsible for and in feeling responsible for and in control of our own learningcontrol of our own learning

More factors ;-)More factors ;-)

• Encouragement and support from Encouragement and support from others, e.g. parents, teachers, others, e.g. parents, teachers, classmates, school, societyclassmates, school, society

• Interest in the learning process: Interest in the learning process: the interest and relevance to us the interest and relevance to us of the course content, classroom of the course content, classroom activities, teacher’s personality, activities, teacher’s personality, teaching methods.teaching methods.

Key conceptsKey concepts• Learners may have strong Learners may have strong

motivation in an area and little motivation in an area and little in another.in another.

• Motivation can change.Motivation can change.• Different learners will be Different learners will be

motivated in different ways.motivated in different ways.• Motivation can change with age Motivation can change with age

too.too.• Motivation needs to be created Motivation needs to be created

and continued.and continued.

As a teacher of English, As a teacher of English, you should ask you should ask yourselves…yourselves…

• What makes your What makes your students learn best? students learn best?

• What kind of activities do What kind of activities do your students like?your students like?

Motivate students to…Motivate students to…

Participate & CommunicateParticipate & Communicate