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Action research in the language classroom: Motivating teenage learners
Carolyn Leslie(British Council)
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Why motivation is complex
Why people decide to do something How long they are willing to sustain
the activity How hard they are going to pursue
it Language learning involves social
and cultural issues.
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Four theories of motivation in SLA
Tremblay and Gardner’s revised model
Linguistic self-confidence Attribution theory Self-determination theory
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Common themes
Goal-setting
Learner autonomy
Self-confidence
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Goal Setting
Elementary level Individual, group, long or short
term Language or behaviour goals Clear, specific, measurable Initially set goals for students Challenge themselves
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Short term goals
When and how much English to use
Number of new words to record in vocabulary records
Number of questions to ask/answer Listening to others
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Self- confidence and learner autonomy
Self assessment/teacher assessment Comparison to previous
achievements Praise Focus on improvement Lack of success Learning strategies improve self-
confidence
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Questionnaire results
77% agreed or strongly agreed they spoke more English because they set goals for speaking.
69% agreed or strongly agreed that trying to achieve the goals helped them improve their English.
92% agreed or strongly agreed that self-assessment was useful because it helped them think about what they did in class each week.
92% agreed that comments from the teacher gave them more confidence to try harder in class.
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Comments in answer to open questions. Setting goals gave me an objective and made
me think more about speaking English. When I focus on my goals I take a more active
role. When I try to achieve my goals I know my
difficulties better and try to improve. Self assessment is useful because I know what
I do well and not so well and can improve next lesson.
I spoke more Portuguese when I didn’t set goals.
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Conclusion
Advantage of being teacher/researcher
What motivates one student may not motivate others
Work in progress