ENHANCING MOTIVATION FOR READING IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
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15 November 2015
Abstract
RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THE PROMINENT ROLE OF THE TEACHER AS A MOTIVATOR IN THE ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS. POSITIVE MOTIVATION IMPROVES STUDENT COMPREHENSION AND ASSIMILATION OF ENGLISH BOTH BY EXPOSURE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE AND THROUGH ENHANCED IMMERSION INTO EXTENSIVE READING. OUR STUDY INTENDS TO SHOW THAT MOTIVATION HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE READING SKILLS THAT THE YOUNG GENERATION IS IN GREAT NEED OF TODAY AND THAT LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STUDENT MOTIVATION FOR READING. THE INTRODUCTORY PART WILL DISCUSS INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CONCEPT OF MOTIVATION, WHILE THE REST OF OUR PAPER WILL REVIEW RESEARCH ON MOTIVATION FOR EFL READING AND LEARNING, AS WELL AS FOCUS ON IN-CLASS MOTIVATION DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL CONCLUDE BY PROPOSING A SET OF PRINCIPLES TO WORK WITH WHEN DESIGNING CURRICULA AND LESSON PLANS WHICH ATTEMPT AT REVIVING STUDENTS’ PASSION FOR READING IN EFL.
Keywords
MOTIVATION
READING
EFL (ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
SKILLS
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