Motivational Strategies in the Foreign Language Classroom

A copy of the handout presented by Zoltán Dörnyei (Thames Valley University) to particpants attending the CILT research Forum on Motivation in Language Learning 20th March 1999, London

The truth of the matter is that about 99 percent of teaching is making the students feel interested in the material. (Chomsky, 1988, p 181)

10+1 commandments for motivating L2 learners (Dörnyei and Csizér, 1998)

-Set a personal example with your own behaviour.

-Create a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere in the classroom.

-Present the tasks properly.

-Develop a good relationship with the learners.

-Increase the learner's linguistic self-confidence.

-Make the language classes interesting.

-Promote learner autonomy.

-Personalise the learning process.

-Increase the learners' goal-orientedness.

-Familiarise learners with the target language culture.

-Create a cohesive learner group

Link to:
CILT Research Forum - Motivation in Language Learning
http://www.cilt.org.uk/research/papers/resfor3/dornyei2.htm

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