The role of motivation in education has been described from different perspectives and in various contexts. All researchers underline its complex nature. The answer to the question: “How to get pupils to do what you would like them to do” is not as easy as it might seem. Opposition, apathy, aversion and distraction, in one form or another, are almost always to confront educators in any learning environment. This would indicate that now, possibly more than ever, the ability to motivate creatively is a highly desirable prerequisite for every teacher. Modern school does not create ideal conditions for motivating students. School attendance is obligatory and learning actions are chosen and based on public beliefs what a student needs to be learning. Teachers work with a great number of students who often become frustrated, tired, confused and bored. This article is an attempt to prove that teachers can successfully affect their students’ motivation in the process of effective and creative foreign language teaching. If teachers want to achieve their definitive goal of helping students to make the most of their language learning experience, they should employ appropriate and effective motivational strategies.
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Rola motywacji w procesie nauczania została opisana przez wielu badaczy w różnych kontekstach i z różnych perspektyw. Wszyscy podkreślają złożoną naturę motywacji. Odpowiedź na pytanie jak zmotywować uczniów nie jest prosta. Nauczyciele pracujący w szkołach podstawowych oraz średnich często mają do czynienia z apatią uczniów, rozproszeniem lub brakiem zainteresowania lekcją. To wskazuje, iż obecnie, być może bardziej niż kiedykolwiek, zdolność motywowania twórczego jest wysoce pożądana. Ten artykuł jest próbą udowodnienia, że nauczyciele mogą skutecznie wpłynąć na motywację uczniów do nauki języków obcych. Autorka przedstawia szereg sprawdzonych strategii motywacyjnych, które pomogą nauczycielom języków obcych skutecznie zmotywować uczniów.
Knowing that there is a definite link between instructor – student interaction and students’ affect, as there is between affect and learning, the article pro-vides a look at the ways in which FL teachers address adult learners. Teaching adult learners in general constitutes a challenge since the group are especially sensitive to self image and easily get demotivated. Teacher’s behaviour, her attitude to the adult student and the atmosphere of learning are among the most important motivational factors for adults. The article is an attempt at presenting specific interactional strategies good teachers practice in order to motivate adults, offer them a sense of security and satisfy their face needs.
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