{"id":7220,"date":"2021-05-09T12:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T12:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2021-05-09T12:10:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T12:10:43","slug":"6-practical-motivation-tips-to-help-your-students-to-learn-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=7220","title":{"rendered":"6 Practical Motivation Tips To Help Your Students To Learn English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OUP ELT team has published an article titled &#8216;6 Practical Motivation Tips To Help Your Students To Learn English&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally, motivation occurs in intrinsic and extrinsic forms. In the context of a language learning environment, an intrinsic driver might be a desire to learn another language for the enjoyment it brings in communicating in a different tongue. Many external drivers in language learning typically revolve around the need to gain a certificate of language competence, either to allow for further study, or as needed for a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My experience as an English language teacher allowed me to work with students who had both intrinsic and extrinsic motives behind their language learning, and much like a placement test that determines where our learners\u2019 knowledge gaps are from a linguistical point of view, I learnt that exercises and activities that informed me as to where my learners\u2019 motivation lied was just as important as knowing what grammar form they struggled with. So, before we think about how we can motivate our learners, let\u2019s look at how we can discover what motivates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1) Personalisation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motivation is very personal, and so knowing your learners\u2019 reasons for studying won\u2019t just be to your advantage, but also theirs. Motivation to learn will be much higher if there is a genuine interest or significant reason to study. Below is an activity, adapted from\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/fdslive.oup.com\/www.oup.com\/elt\/general_content\/global\/expert\/teaching-online-focus-paper.pdf?cc=gb&amp;selLanguage=en&amp;mode=hub\">Focus on Teaching Online<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Nicky Hockly, that will help you to better understand what is meaningful to your learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/2021\/04\/19\/motivation-students-learn-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OUP ELT team has published an article titled &#8216;6 Practical Motivation Tips To Help Your Students To Learn English&#8221;. Generally, motivation occurs in intrinsic and extrinsic forms. 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