Proceedings of the International Education Conference
Year: 2023
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Teaching English at tertiary level: motivating students of technical study programs
Viktorija Tataurova
ABSTRACT:
Student motivation has always concerned foreign language instructors. It has become more topical in recent years, after the introduction of COVID 19 restrictions, and the new global phenomenon known as remote learning. Previously, it has been claimed that teachers should pay greater attention to intrinsic motivation (e.g., curiosity, autonomy, interest in the subject, novelty), as only intrinsically motivated learners are kept motivated throughout the whole course of learning. It has been proven that extrinsic motivational factors (e.g., awards, positive feedback, good marks, pressure from the family) are inadequate to keep the learners motivated over a long period of time. Still, psychologists suggest that both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation must be activated to ensure an efficient learning process. The present research is aimed at investigating the view of the learners of technical study programs on intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors as regards the foreign language learning, the interrelation between the teacher’s character, studying environment, classroom management, and family involvement in the studying process and motivation, as well as to investigate the factors that motivate the technical students to learn and kept them motivated in the remote learning setting.
keywords: Motivation, extrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, EFL