By Dr Zoltan Dörnyei
This quantity offers an outline of the idea of motivation and applies it to useful talents and techniques, supplying new insights into the sphere of motivational reports and its implications for second-language pedagogy.
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Vii). 30 2 Creating the basic motivational conditions Motivational strategies cannot be employed successfully in a `motivational vacuum' ± certain preconditions must be in place before any further attempts to generate motivation can be effective. In my experience, the following three motivational conditions in particular are indispensable: . appropriate teacher behaviours and a good relationship with the students; . a pleasant and supportive classroom atmosphere; . a cohesive learner group with appropriate group norms.
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Explain things simply. Give explanations we understand. Teach at a pace that is not too fast and not too slow. Stay with a topic until we understand. Try to ®nd out when we don't understand and then repeat things. Teach things step-by-step. Describe the work to be done and how to do it. Ask if we know what to do and how to do it. Repeat things when we don't understand. Explain something and then use an example to illustrate it. Explain something and then stop so we can ask questions.
Showing active support for the teacher; . indirectly expressing disapproval with shifts in eye contact, withdrawal from interaction; . openly ridiculing or criticising the violator; . putting the violator in `social quarantine'. Let us not forget that group pressure can be powerful enough to make certain students depressed, sometimes suicidal, and groups can also drive teachers crazy if they choose to . . Unfortunately, there will be times when the group won't do the job for us and we must confront students about misbehaviour.